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| What does the fibrous portion of the pericardium fuse with superiorly? |
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Definition
Superior Vena Cava
Ascending Aorta
Pulmonary Arteries |
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Term
| What does the fibrous portion of the pericardium fuse with inferiorly? |
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Definition
| Central tendon of the diaphragm |
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Term
| what is the pericardium attached to anteriorly? |
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Definition
2 sternocardial ligaments
and
Pretrachial fascia in the neck |
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Term
| what is the pericardium attached to posteriorly? |
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Definition
| some connective tissue that attaches the pericardium posteriorly to the tracheal bifurcation and the main bronchi |
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Term
| Where the plural sacs of the lung deviate laterally, it contacts the posterior surface or the sternum and what two intercostal spaces? |
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Definition
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Term
| Laterally, what is sandwiched between the pleura and pericardium? |
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Definition
phrenic nerve
and
pericardiophrenic artery and vein |
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Term
| What are the major things that the pericardium touches posteriorly? |
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Definition
esophagus
descending aorta
main bronchi |
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Term
| The three layers and one potential space of the pericardium are? |
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Definition
Outer fibrous layer called the fibrous pericardium
inner layer of the parietal (outer) and inner visceral pericardium
postential spaces between the parietal and visceral layers called the pericardial cavity |
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Term
| what is the pericardial reflection? |
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Definition
| where the parietal and visceral layers are joined |
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Term
Can you separate the parietal layer from the fibrous layer of the pericardium?
The visceral layer from the heart? |
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Definition
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Term
| Synonomous term for the visceral layer of the pericardium? |
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Definition
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Term
| What is under the epicardium? |
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Definition
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Term
| Epicardium covers the entire heart except for what area? |
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Definition
| epicardium covers the entire heart, except for the area between the vena cava and pulmonary veins where myocardium touches the fibrous tissue directly |
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Term
| During development a heart tube is formed with a venous and arterial end. These two are brought together to for the? |
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Definition
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Term
| The veins expand (go away from each other) and form the? |
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Definition
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Term
| What includes the blood supply to the fibrous and parietal and visceral layers of the pericardium? |
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Definition
Fibrous and parietal and visceral layers are supplied from:
pericardiacophrenic arteries
musculophrenic arteries
branches of the thoracic aorta (bronchial, esophageal, and superior phrenic)
The visceral layer of the pericardium is going to be supplied by the coronary arteries |
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Term
| What is the venous supply of the pericardium? |
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Definition
pericardiacophrenic veins
internal thoracic veins
and
left- accessory hemizygus
right-azygus |
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Term
what is the sensory innervation of the fibrous and parietal layers of the pericardium?
visceral layer? |
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Definition
Somatic sensory
The visceral layer is innervated by the cardiac plexuses (autonomic) |
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Term
| The epicardium is insensitive to ______. |
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Definition
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Term
| The mediastinum is the area of the thoracic cavity that is between the lungs. What four areas can it be divided into? |
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Definition
superior- part above the line from the sternal angle to t4/t5
middle-
anterior
posterior |
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Term
| How do you find the superior portion of the mediastinum? |
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Definition
| portion above the "line" from the sternal angle to t4/t5 |
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