ANATOMY
CHEST AND CARDIOVASCULAR
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endocardium.
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epicardium.
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myocardium.
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chordae tendineae.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The muscle layer of the heart is termed the myocardium and is made up of cardiomyocytes. The myocardium is found in the walls of all four chambers of the heart, though it is thicker in the ventricles and thinner in the atria.
Detailed explanation-2: -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.
Detailed explanation-3: -Myocardium-the middle, muscular layer.
Detailed explanation-4: -The thickest layer of the myocardium is found on the heart’s ventricles, mainly on the left ventricle, since it must drive blood out in the circulation system vessels.
Detailed explanation-5: -The endocardium is the innermost layer of the heart and lines the chambers and extends over projecting structures such as the valves, chordae tendineae, and papillary muscles.