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The pericardium comprises two parts: the fibrous pericardium, made of dense fibrous connective tissue, and a double membrane structure ( parietal and visceral pericardium ) containing a serous fluid to reduce friction during heart contractions.
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pericardium and two
The space between the two layers of it is filled with a pericardium fluid which protects the heart from any kind of external jerk or shock.
There are two layers to the pericardial sac: the outermost fibrous pericardium and the inner serous pericardium.
The serous pericardium, in turn, is divided into two layers, the parietal pericardium, which is fused to and inseparable from the fibrous pericardium, and the visceral pericardium, which is part of the epicardium.
After tying the severed intercostal artery to control bleeding and removing the blood from the pleural cavity, Dalton observed a transverse wound of the pericardium about two inches in length.
pericardium and parts
As distinct from the Western medical concept of pericardium, this concept from Traditional Chinese Medicine is more a way of describing a set of interrelated parts than an anatomical organ.
pericardium and fibrous
The pericardium is a double-walled sac — fibrous pericardium and serous pericardium — that contains the heart.
The superficial part of this sac is called the fibrous pericardium.
On both sides, the phrenic nerve runs posterior to the subclavian vein and anterior to the internal thoracic artery as it enters the thorax where it runs anterior to the root of the lung and into the pericardium between the fibrous and parietal layers.
Both of these nerves supply motor fibres to the diaphragm and sensory fibres to the fibrous pericardium, mediastinal pleura, and diaphragmatic peritoneum.
The superficial part of this sac is called the fibrous pericardium.
The fibrous pericardial sac is itself lined with the outer layer of the serous pericardium ( known as the parietal pericardium ).
The outer layer of the heart is termed epicardium and the heart is surrounded by a small amount of fluid enclosed by a fibrous sac called the pericardium.
Pericarditis is an inflammation of the pericardium ( the fibrous sac surrounding the heart ).
The fibrous pericardium is the most superficial layer of the pericardium.
pericardium and connective
Echocardiography can also identify valvular heart disease and assess the state of the pericardium ( the connective tissue sac surrounding the heart ).
The serosal pericardium is a single layer of flar cell lying on a subserosal layer of connective tissue.
pericardium and tissue
Rheumatoid arthritis can also produce diffuse inflammation in the lungs, membrane around the heart ( pericardium ), the membranes of the lung ( pleura ), and white of the eye ( sclera ), and also nodular lesions, most common in subcutaneous tissue.
The subserosal layer fuses with the fibrous pericardium in the parital membrane and it fuses with the myocardial tissue in the visceral membrane.
pericardium and double
The double membrane of pericardium consist of the pericardial fluid which nourishes the heart and prevents from shocks.
pericardium and membrane
The mesothelium is a membrane that forms the lining of several body cavities: the pleura ( thoracic cavity ), peritoneum ( abdominal cavity including the mesentery ) and pericardium ( heart sac ).
Within the pericardium, their anterior surfaces are invested by the serous layer of this membrane.
His name is also associated with Auenbrugger's sign, a bulging of the epigastric region in the thorax, in cases of large effusions of the pericardium, the membrane which envelops the heart.
The serous membrane covering the heart and lining the mediastinum is referred to as the pericardium, the serous membrane lining the thoracic cavity and surrounding the lungs is referred to as the pleura, and that lining the abdominopelvic cavity and the viscera is referred to as the peritoneum.
pericardium and structure
It is always surrounded by a pericardium, which is usually a distinct structure, but may be continuous with the peritoneum in jawless and cartilaginous fish.
pericardium and parietal
The visceral layer extends to the beginning of the great vessels, becoming one with the parietal layer of the serous pericardium.
* The layer adherent to the fibrous pericardium is the parietal layer.
The pericardial cavity ( or pericardial space ) is a potential space between the parietal pericardium and visceral layer.
# Extrapleural pneumonectomy ( EPP ): removal of the affected lung, plus part of the diaphragm, the parietal pleura ( lining of the chest ) and the pericardium ( lining of the heart ) on that side.
pericardium and visceral
The outer layer is called the epicardium, or visceral pericardium since it is also the inner wall of the pericardium.
The outer layer is called the epicardium, or visceral pericardium since it is also the inner wall of the ( serous ) pericardium.
When considered as a part of the pericardium, it is the inner layer, or visceral pericardium, continuous with the serous layer.
The visceral pericardium apparently produces the pericardial fluid, which lubricates motion between the inner and outer layers of the pericardium.
* The layer deep to the fibrous pericardium is the visceral layer.
pericardium and containing
The pericardium ( from the Greek περι, " around " and κάρδιον, " heart " / perikardion /) is a double-walled sac containing the heart and the roots of the great vessels.
** that containing the pericardium and its contents, the middle mediastinum ;
pericardium and serous
The serous pericardium is deeper than the fibrous pericardium.
pericardium and fluid
; Pericardial effusion: An abnormal accumulation of fluid in the pericardium that can lead to tamponade.
; Pericardial tamponade: Accumulation of fluid in the pericardium that inhibits heart function.
* Cardiac tamponade in which fluid in the pericardium prevents inflow of blood into the heart ( venous return ).
Pericardiocentesis, the procedure whereby fluid is aspirated from the pericardium, often uses the xiphoid process as an anatomical landmark by which this procedure is carried out.
Cardiac tamponade, also known as pericardial tamponade, is an acute type of pericardial effusion in which fluid accumulates in the pericardium ( the sac in which the heart is enclosed ).
Cardiac tamponade is caused by a large or uncontrolled pericardial effusion, i. e. the buildup of fluid inside the pericardium.
Hypotension occurs because of decreased stroke volume, jugular-venous distension due to impaired venous return to the heart, and muffled heart sounds due to fluid inside the pericardium.
This involves the insertion of a needle through the skin and into the pericardium and aspirating fluid under ultrasound guidance preferably.
If facilities are available, an emergency pericardial window may be performed instead, during which the pericardium is cut open to allow fluid to drain.
In medicine, pericardiocentesis is a procedure where fluid is aspirated from the pericardium ( the sac enveloping the heart ).
Cardiac tamponade is a condition in which an accumulation of fluid within the pericardium creates excessive pressure, which then prevents the heart from filling normally with blood.
Examples of the need for fluid analysis would be to differentiate whether a fluid collection within the pericardium is due to an infection, spread of cancer, or possibly an autoimmune condition.
Surgical techniques, using a tube or catheter to drain fluid from the peritoneum, chest, or the pericardium around the heart, are often used in cases of severe blunt trauma to the chest or abdomen, especially when a person is experiencing early signs of shock.
Kussmaul's sign suggests impaired filling of the right ventricle due to either fluid in the pericardial space or a poorly compliant myocardium or pericardium.
* Tamponade: fluid or blood in the pericardium, compressing the heart
In this situation, fluid collects between the heart muscle and the pericardium.
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