{"id":22793,"date":"2020-06-25T04:38:10","date_gmt":"2020-06-25T04:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=22793"},"modified":"2023-08-14T07:03:33","modified_gmt":"2023-08-14T07:03:33","slug":"myocardium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/myocardium\/","title":{"rendered":"Myocardium"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The muscle tissue of the heart composed of striated, involuntary muscle known as cardiac muscle.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The thick, muscular layer forming the heart wall.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The middle layer of the heart, consisting of the cardiac muscle.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The middle layer of the wall of the heart, formed of heart muscle.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Thick, muscular middle layer of the heart wall, composed almost entirely of cardiac muscle (the other layers being the outer epicardium and inner endocardium).<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The middle of the three layers forming the wall of the heart. It is composed of cardiac muscle and forms the greater part of the heart wall, being thicker in the ventricles than in the atria.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The middle layer of the walls of the heart, composed of cardiac muscle. The layers of cardiac muscle form a complex spiral. When they contract they twist or wring blood from the ventricles. The muscle layers are attached to an internal \u201cskeleton\u201d of the heart composed of dense connective tissue.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-gray-800 dark:text-gray-100 border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654] sm:AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<div class=\"flex p-4 gap-4 text-base md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl md:py-6 lg:px-0 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-4 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<p>The myocardium, which constitutes the major portion of the heart wall, is a thick middle layer responsible for contracting during each heartbeat.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The second layer among the three muscle layers forming the heart wall is known as the myocardium. 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