Lecture # 17 The Heart

Question 1

What are the components of the pericardium?

Answer 1

Fibrous: touch connective tissue that forms the outer layer

Serous: Thin and contains two parts.

Parietal layer (lines inner surface of fibrous) and Visceral/epicardium (adheres to the heart an forms the most intimate covering.

Question 2

What is pericardial effusion?

Answer 2

Collection of excess fluid in the pericardial cavity between the visceral and parietal layers of the serous pericardium