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  2. Pericardium - Wikipedia

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    The fibrous pericardium is the outside layer of the pericardium, made up of dense and loose connective tissue. [5] While capable of some change in shape , it is largely non-pliable, which acts to protect the heart against blunt forces and sudden pressure change from the outside.

  3. Fascia - Wikipedia

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    This is the dense fibrous connective tissue that interpenetrates and surrounds the muscles, bones, nerves and blood vessels of the body. Transverse fascia: Visceral fascia Visceral fascia, parietal fascia This suspends the organs within their cavities and wraps them in layers of connective tissue membranes. Pericardium

  4. Pericardial fluid - Wikipedia

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    The pleural and pericardial cavities are exaggerated since normally there is no space between parietal and visceral pleura and between pericardium and heart. Pericardial fluid is the serous fluid secreted by the serous layer of the pericardium into the pericardial cavity. The pericardium consists of two layers, an outer fibrous layer and the ...

  5. Anatomy of the human heart - Wikipedia

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    The pericardium is a thick membrane that covers the heart. It consists of two layers: the fibrous pericardium and the serous pericardium. It forms two recesses: the transverse recess and oblique recess. The transverse recess lies behind the aorta and pulmonary trunk, while the oblique recess lies behind the left atrium. [6]

  6. Pericardiacophrenic artery - Wikipedia

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    The pericardiacophrenic arteries travel through the thoracic cavity.They course through the fibrous pericardium. [2] The pericardiacophrenic artery accompanies the phrenic nerve between the pleura and pericardium, to the diaphragm. [3]

  7. Cadaver - Wikipedia

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    Corpses of Parisian Communards. A cadaver, often known as a corpse, is a dead human body.Cadavers are used by medical students, physicians and other scientists to study anatomy, identify disease sites, determine causes of death, and provide tissue to repair a defect in a living human being.

  8. Pericardial effusion - Wikipedia

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    The pericardium is a two-part membrane surrounding the heart: the outer fibrous connective membrane and an inner two-layered serous membrane. The two layers of the serous membrane enclose the pericardial cavity (the potential space) between them. [1] This pericardial space contains a small amount of pericardial fluid, normally 15-50 mL in ...

  9. Mesothelium - Wikipedia

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    The mesothelium is a membrane composed of simple squamous epithelial cells of mesodermal origin, [2] which forms the lining of several body cavities: the pleura (pleural cavity around the lungs), peritoneum (abdominopelvic cavity including the mesentery, omenta, falciform ligament and the perimetrium) and pericardium (around the heart).