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3 lis 2023 · The pericardium is the membrane that encloses the heart and the roots of the major heart vessels, consisting of an outer fibrous layer (fibrous pericardium) and an inner double serous membrane layer (serous pericardium).
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28 sie 2020 · The pericardium is a fibroserous, fluid filled sack that surrounds the muscular body of the heart and the roots of the great vessels. This article will give an outline of its functions, structure, innervation and its clinical significance.
1 gru 2021 · Images are reconstructed from the cardiac computed tomographic datasets obtained from a 35-year-old woman with pericardial effusion, which makes it easier to discern the pericardium corresponding to the outer margin of the pericardial effusion.
Anatomy of the pericardium. The pericardium is composed of visceral and parietal components. The visceral pericardium is a mesothelial cell monolayer that adheres firmly to the epicardium, reflects over the origin of the great vessels, and becomes the serosal layer of the parietal pericardium, a tough, fibrous tissue that envelops the heart.
The pericardium is a roughly flask-shaped sac that contains the heart and proximal portions of the great vessels (Fig 1).
1 sty 2014 · The pericardium is a membranous sac surrounding the heart and the roots of the great vessels that is composed of both fibrous and serosal layers (Fig. 1.1). The fibrous layer of pericardium forms a conical-like sac surrounding the heart; superiorly, the fibrous...
The pericardium is a tough double layered fibroserous sac which covers the heart. There are two layers to the pericardial sac: the outermost fibrous pericardium and the inner serous pericardium. The fibrous pericardium is a conical-shaped sac.
