Pericardium

Question 1

What is the Pericardium

Answer 1

Fibroserous sac that encloses the heart and the great vessels

Question 2

What are the layers of the pericardium

Answer 2

Fibrous pericardium
Parietal layer of the serous pericardium
Visceral layer of the serous pericardium

Question 3

What layer of the pericardium blends with the central tendon of the diaphragm

Answer 3

Fibrous pericardium

Question 4

What connects the fibrous pericardium to the back of the sternum

Answer 4

Sternopericardial ligaments

Question 5

What lines the inner surface of the fibrous pericardium

Answer 5

Parietal layer of the serous pericardium

Question 6

What pericadial layer is adherent to the outer surface of the heart

Answer 6

Visceral layer of the serous pericardium

Question 7

What is the visceral layer of the serous pericadrium also known as

Answer 7

Epicardium

Question 8

What is the potential space between the parietal layer of the serous pericardium and the visceral layer of the serous pericardium

Answer 8

Pericardial cavity