Pericardium — The conical sac of fibrous tissue that surrounds the heart and the roots of the great blood vessels. The pericardium’s outer coat (the parietal pericardium) is tough and thickened, loosely cloaks the heart, and is attached to the central part of… … Medical dictionary
Pericardium — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = 137 GrayPage = 524 Caption = Posterior wall of the pericardial sac, showing the lines of reflection of the serous pericardium on the great vessels. Caption2 = A transverse section of the… … Wikipedia
pericardium — n. the membrane surrounding the heart, consisting of two portions. The outer fibrous pericardium completely encloses the heart and is attached to the large blood vessels emerging from the heart. The internal serous pericardium is a closed sac of… … The new mediacal dictionary
pericardium fibrosum — [TA] fibrous pericardium the external layer of the pericardium, consisting of fibrous tissue … Medical dictionary
pericardium serosum — [TA] serous pericardium the inner serous portion of the pericardium consisting of two layers, the lamina parietalis pericardii serosi, which is apposed to the fibrous pericardium, and the lamina visceralis pericardii serosi, or epicardium, which… … Medical dictionary
Pericardium, visceral — The inner layer of the pericardium, a conical sac of fibrous tissue that surrounds the heart and the roots of the great blood vessels. The pericardium has outer and inner coats. The outer coat is tough and thickened, loosely cloaks the heart, and … Medical dictionary
Pericardium, parietal — The outer layer of the pericardium which is a conical sac of fibrous tissue that surrounds the heart and the roots of the great blood vessels. The pericardium has outer and inner coats. The outer coat is tough and thickened, loosely cloaks the… … Medical dictionary
Serous pericardium — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = pericardium serosum GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = A transverse section of the thorax, showing the contents of the middle and the posterior mediastinum. The pleural and pericardial cavities are… … Wikipedia
Перикард (Pericardium) — замкнутый мешок; окружающая сердце оболочка, которая состоит из двух слоев. Ее наружный слой фиброзный перикард (fibrous pericardium) со всех сторон окружает сердце, переходя в наружную оболочку отходящих от сердца крупных кровеносных сосудов.… … Медицинские термины
Visceral pericardium — The inner layer of the pericardium, a conical sac of fibrous tissue that surrounds the heart and the roots of the great blood vessels. The pericardium has outer and inner coats. The outer coat is tough and thickened, loosely cloaks the heart, and … Medical dictionary