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Involuntary, because we don't think about our hearts beating.

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The cardiac system is involuntary because you didn't do anything to your heart to take oxygen or blood it do it by it self .

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Involuntary obviously. You can't consciously control your heartbeat. It's controlled by your medulla oblongata.

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The heart is and involuntary muscle because you cannot contract the muscle.


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Muscle Tissue

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