endocardium
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endocardia
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The inner wall of the heart has a lining called the endocardium.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
The walls of the heart are composed of an outer epicardium, a thick myocardium, and an inner lining layer of endocardium.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The septa are physical extensions of the myocardium lined with endocardium.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The innermost layer of the heart wall, the endocardium, is joined to the myocardium with a thin layer of connective tissue.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
All the cavities of the heart are lined with a smooth, delicate membrane, called the endocardium.
From Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools by Francis M. Walters
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