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Jul 19, 2022 · It directly covers your heart and the roots of your great vessels. The portion that covers your heart is also known as your epicardium. Your pericardial cavity is the space between the two layers of your serous pericardium. This space holds your pericardial fluid.
Nov 2, 2023 · The pericardial cavity is a potential space between the opposing layers of the serous pericardium's parietal and visceral layer. This cavity has a fluid layer, that allows the heart to pulsate and move without friction. The fluid also serves to diminish surface tension and provide lubrication.
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Mar 28, 2018 · In between these two layers is the fluid-filled pericardial cavity. It lubricates the heart and protects it from injury. Pericardial effusion is the buildup of too much fluid between the...
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Dec 15, 2023 · The pericardial cavity—located between the outer and inner serous layer—contains a small amount of lubricating fluid, called serous fluid, which helps to lower the level of friction generated as the muscle of the heart contracts.
Jul 24, 2023 · The pericardium is a fibrous sac that encloses the heart and great vessels. It keeps the heart in a stable location in the mediastinum, facilitates its movements, and separates it from the lungs and other mediastinal structures. It also supports physiological cardiac function.[1][2][3]
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Nov 7, 2024 · The fibrous pericardium is the outermost layer of the pericardium. It is a tough, inelastic, and dense connective tissue structure that serves as a protective covering. The fibrous pericardium plays a key role in maintaining the position of the heart within the thoracic cavity by anchoring the heart to nearby structures. Location and Relations:
Pericardial arteries supply blood to the dorsal portion of the pericardium. Function. The pericardium sets the heart in mediastinum and limits its motion, protects it from infection, lubricates it and prevents excessive dilation in cases of acute volume overload. Clinical significance. Illustration of the pericardial sac and the sac when inflamed.
