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Pericardium
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Double layered serious membrane
in middle mediastinum covers the heart 2 layers - fibrous and serous |
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Serous membrane
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2 layers
parietal visceral/epicardium - closely attached to heart |
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Pericardial cavity
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The space between the 2 layers of the serous membrane
contained pericardial fluid protects the heart against sudden overfilling |
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Transverse sinus
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Space that a finger can pass through
posterior to ascending aorta and pulmonary turnk anterior to superior vena cava |
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Oblique sinus
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Cul-de-sac
U shaped blind recess posterior to heart hand can pass through |
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Blood supply to epicardium
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Comes from the heart
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Blood supply to pericardium
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Musculophrenic and pericardiacophrenic arteries
via internal thoracic artery |
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Venous drainage of pericardium
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Azygous and pericardiophrenic vein
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Innervation of pericardium
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Sympathetic nerve
parasympathetic/vagus nerve phrenic nerve |
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Pericarditis
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Friction rub
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Pericardial effusion
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Fluid accumulation in pericardial cavitiy
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Cardiac tamponade
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Fluid accumulates in perdicardial cavity
compression of the heart |
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Pericardiocentesis
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5th or 6th intercostal space near sternum
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Heart size
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As big as your clenched fist
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Heart chambers
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4 chambers
2 ventricles 2 atriums |
