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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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1 gru 2021 · Pericardium and epicardium. The normal pericardium is a sac that envelopes the heart, except at the 2 orifices, corresponding to the entrances and exits of the arterial trunks and veins surrounded by their pericardial reflections (Central Illustration, Figure 2) (31).
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.
The pericardium is a roughly flask-shaped sac that contains the heart and proximal portions of the great vessels (Fig 1). The pericardium exerts mechanical effects by stabilizing the heart in its anatomic position and by maintaining cardiac geometry and pressure–volume relationships of the cardiac
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 left and right images in each panel except the right bottom are viewed from the anterior and supero-posterior directions, respectively. Right top images show “lantern” images to enhance the pericardial space. Without inflation, the dimensions of the sinuses and recesses are difficult to discern.
Forms a tubular sheath in the anterior part of the neck and extends from the hyoid bone inferiorly into the thorax to blend with the fibrous pericardium. Contents. Thyroid gland, parathyroid glands, trachea, and esophagus.
