MRCP UK EXAMINATIONS

CARDIOLOGY

MITRAL STENOSIS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What are the two heart tissues called?
A
periwinkle & myocardial
B
peri the platypus and myocardium
C
pericardium and myocardium
D
pericardium and myocarditis
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The muscles of the heart, termed the myocardium, make up the middle and thickest layer of the heart wall. This layer lies between the single-cell endocardium layer, which lines the inner chambers, and the outer epicardium, which makes up part of the pericardium that surrounds and protects the heart.

Detailed explanation-2: -The pericardium consists of two layers: the fibrous and the serous. The fibrous pericardium is a conical-shaped sac.

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.

Detailed explanation-4: -The layers of the heart are as follows: Pericardium, or the layer surrounding the heart. Epicardium, the outside layer of the heart. Myocardium, the middle layer of the heart.

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