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Spatial scaling of the functional components of the heart The functional components of the myocardium demonstrate a hierarchical relationship that spans several orders of spatial magnitude, from the nanometer length scale of the proteins comprising actomyosin cross-bridges to the millimeter length sheets of laminar myocardial tissue that make up the muscular walls of the heart chambers. (adapted from Chien et al. 2008)
