Unit 3 - Heart Coverings and Layers
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Pericardium
layered sac enclosing the heart
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Fibrous Pericardium
outermost layer; protects the heart and keeps it in place; prevents heart from overfilling with blood
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Serous Pericardium
made up of the parietal and visceral layers
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Parietal Layer of Serous Pericardium
adheres to the inner surface of the fibrous pericardium
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Visceral Layer of Serous Pericardium (Epicardium)
adheres to the surface of the heart; outermost layer of heart wall
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Heart Wall
composed of the epicardium, myocardium, and endocardium
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Myocardium
thick middle layer composed of cardiac muscle tissue
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Endocardium
continuous with endothelium of blood vessels; lines heart chambers and covers valves
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