nerve cells and muscle cells have something in common. What is it?

Question

I need an answer fast!

Answer 1

Nerve and muscle cells have a huge amount in common (nucleus, mitochondria and other organelles), however the property that they share that other cells do not have is the ability to react to electrochemical stimuli.

That is to say that a nerve is capable of passing an electrochemical signal (an action potential) along its length to a synaptic gap (a gap between two nerves or a nerve and a muscle), and transmitting that potential to another cell. In your brain this means that a signal passing along one nerve can be transmitted across a gap to another nerve. This transmission is mediated by chemicals that nerves make called neurotransmitters.

Similarly when a nerve hits a muscle the action potential will jump across the gap between the nerve and muscle via neurotransmitters and will spread into the muscle and cause the muscle to contract.

Unless you want to get technical about cell biology (ie university degree level or above) then this is a property exclusive to muscles and nerves.

Answer 2

Nerve And Muscle Cells

Answer 3

Why do you need an answer fast? They both do not continue to divide, that is, those cells don't reproduce like blood cells or skin cells. They don't undergo mitosis anymore.

Answer 4

they are both excitable. (action potentials)