ANATOMY

GENERAL ANATOMY

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The middle layer of the wall of the heart is called the ____
A
epicardium
B
myocardium
C
endocardium
D
septum
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Myocardium is the thick muscular middle layer of the wall of the heart. It is composed of spontaneously contracting cardiac muscle fibers which allow the heart to contract.

Detailed explanation-2: -Myocardium-the middle, muscular layer. Endocardium-the inner layer.

Detailed explanation-3: -Cardiac muscle (or myocardium) makes up the thick middle layer of the heart. It is one of three types of muscle in the body, along with skeletal and smooth muscle. The myocardium is surrounded by a thin outer layer called the epicardium (AKA visceral pericardium) and an inner endocardium.

Detailed explanation-4: -The myocardium is the middle muscular layer of the heart. It is the thickest layer which lies between the single-cell endocardium layer, and the outer epicardium, which makes up the visceral pericardium that surrounds and protects the heart.

Detailed explanation-5: -Myocardium. The middle layer of the heart wall is the myocardium-the muscle tissue of the heart and the thickest layer of the heart wall. It is composed of cardiac muscle cells, or cardiomyocytes.

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