What type of tissue is thicker in the ventricles than it is in the atrium because the muscle is needed to push blood into the lungs or body with each contraction?

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The myocardium is the muscular layer of the heart wall that is responsible for its pumping action. It is thicker in the ventricles than in the atria because the ventricles need to generate more force to pump blood either to the lungs (right ventricle) or throughout the body (left ventricle).

What Type of Tissue Is Thicker in the Ventricles Than