ANATOMY
CHEST AND CARDIOVASCULAR
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Question
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The thick muscular portion of the heart:
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Endocardium
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Pericardium
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Myocardium
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None of the above
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Explanation:
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: -At the centimeter scale, tissue engineering aims for compact constructs of a thickness comparable to that of the human myocardium ( 1.5 cm).
Detailed explanation-3: -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.
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