
1) Cardiac anatomy 2) Serosa 3) Serous membrane 4) Traditional Chinese medicine
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1) Sac
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• (n.) The double baglike fold of serous membrane which incloses the heart.
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(from the article `animal development`) ...layer, or myocardium, develops from the visceral (splanchnic) layer of the lateral plate that is in contact with the endocardial tube; the ... [11 related articles]
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The heart and pericardium. 1. Superior vena cava. 2. Aorta. 3. Pulmonary artery. 4. Left atrium. 5. Right atrium. 6. Parietal pericardium. 7. Heart covered by the visceral pericardium. How the pericardium (in red) surrounds the heart The serous membrane (covering membrane) which, in human...
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<anatomy> A double membranous sac which envelops and protects the heart. The layer in contact with the heart is referred to as the visceral layer, the outer layer in contact with surrounding organs is the parietal pericardium. In between the two layers is the pericardial space. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...
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(per″ĭ-kahr´de-әm) the fibroserous sac enclosing the heart and the roots of the great vessels, composed of external (fibrous) and internal (serous) layers.
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The membrane surrounding the heart.
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Per`i·car'di·um noun [ New Latin , from Greek ..., from ... about or near the heart; ... about + ... heart.]
(Anat.) The double baglike fold of serous membrane which incloses the heart. » The inner layer is closely adherent to the outer surface of the heart, and is called the
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The membrane which encloses the heart.
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Pericardium: The conical sac of fibrous tissue that surrounds the heart and the roots of the great blood vessels. The pericardium's outer coat (the parietal pericardium) is tough and thickened, loosely cloaks the heart, and is attached to the central part of the diaphragm and the back of the breastbone. Its inner coat (the visceral pericardium or e...
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(per;u1-kar;de-um) A protective serous membrane that surrounds the heart.
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The pericardium is the thin, double- layered lining that surrounds the heart.
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The pericardium is the outer membrane which surrounds the heart muscle. It is in contact with the pulmonary pleura and is connected to the diaphragm muscle by tendinous fibres.
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the sac that envelops the heart
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pericardium The conical sac of fibrous tissue that surrounds the heart and the roots of the great blood vessels. The pericardium's outer coat (the parietal pericardium) is tough and thickened, loosely cloaks the heart, and is attached to the central part of the diaphragm and the back of the breastbone. Its inner coat (the visceral pericardium or e...
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sac that encloses the heart
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The smooth sheet of body tissue that surrounds the heart.
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the membranous sac that covers the heart and the base of the blood vessels that are attached to the heart
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noun a serous membrane with two layers that surrounds the heart
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Greek peri = around, and kardia = heart; hence, the membranes enclosing the heart.
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The membrane which the heart is surrounded by.
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A very thin tissue surrounding the heart. Abnormal fluid can accumulate between the heart and the pericardial membrane causing pericardial effusion.
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the membrane that surrounds the heart.
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The outer fibrous sac that surrounds the heart.
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