| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Pericardium | sac that holds the heart |
| Diaphragm | what is immediately below the lower boundary of the pericardium |
| Pericardiacophrenic ligament | the connector between the heart sac and its lower boundary |
| Serous pericardium | The parietal and visceral pericardial membranes (2 words) |
| Epicardium | another word for the VISCERAL LAYER OF SEROUS PERICARDIUM |
| Pericardial cavity | empty space between the visceral serous pericardium and the parietal Pericard. |
| Transverse pericardial sinus | bounded by ascending aorta and pulmonary trunk anteriorly and Superior vena cava posteriorly ___ ___ ___ |
| Ascending aorta, pulmonary trunk | anterior boundary of transverse pericardial sinus (A) "__ __, __ __" |
| Superior vena cava | posterior boundary of transverse pericardial sinus |
| Oblique pericardial sinus | blind inverted-U-shaped recess bounded anteriorly by L atrium, left by pulmonary veins, and right by pulmonary veins and inferior vena cava |
| Pericardiacophrenic vessels | pericardium receives blood from ___ ___ |
| Phrenic nerves | pericardium receives nervous imput from ___ ___ |
| Pericarditis | inflammation of the pericardium |
| Hemopericardium | blood in the pericardial cavity |
| Cardiac Tamponade | Pericarditis and hemopericardium can lead to ___ ___ |
| Pericardiocentesis | procedure in which fluid is removed from the pericardium in L 5th or 6th intercostals space |
| Epicardium, myocardium, endocardium | three levels of heart wall (in order from outside to inside) |
| Cardiac skeleton | consists of connective tissue in the heart which provides for the attachment of cardiac muscle fibers (myocardium) and supports the valves/also serves to partially insulate the atria from the ventricles during the conduction of an electrical impulse |
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