The pericardium Flashcards
1
Q
Layers from the outside in
A
- Fibrous
- Parietal
- Pericardial cavity
- Visceral/epicardium
- Myocardium
- Endocardium
2
Q
Visceral pericardium also know as
A
Epicardium
3
Q
What do the Visceral and Parietal pericardium make up?
A
The serous pericardium
4
Q
What does the serous pericardium release
A
It secretes lubricant pericardial fluid
5
Q
What type of tissue is the visceral pericardium
A
It is simple epithelium + BM + Connective tissue
6
Q
What does the visceral pericardium contain
A
It contains the internal branches of the coronary arteries
7
Q
What type of tissue is the myocardium
A
Cardiac
Striated
8
Q
What type of tissue is the endocardium
A
Simple squamous
9
Q
What does the endocardium make up?
A
It makes up the cusps of the valves
10
Q
What type of tissue is fibrous tissue?
A
It is dense connective tissue
