MEDICAL PHYSIOLOGY

PHYSIOLOGY

CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The thick muscular portion of the heart:
A
Endocardium
B
Pericardium
C
Myocardium
D
None of the above
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: -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-3: -Cardiac muscle tissue, or myocardium, is a specialized type of muscle tissue that forms the heart. This muscle tissue, which contracts and releases involuntarily, is responsible for keeping the heart pumping blood around the body.

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