Question

Which muscle forms the wall of the heart?

Answer 1

Heart:

• The heart is a part of the circulatory system.
• It is a muscular organ.
• The heart pumps blood.
• It sends oxygenated blood to all body parts while sending the deoxygenated blood to the lungs to add oxygen.

Muscles that form the wall of the heart:

• Cardiac muscle has also termed the muscle of the heart.
• Another name of the cardiac muscle is the myocardium. The heart is divided into four chambers.
• The myocardium creates a thick wall that separates the outer heart wall and the inner heart wall.
• The outer heart layer is termed the pericardium, and the inner heart layer is the endocardium.