Location & Layers

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Location

  • Between 2nd and 5th intercostal spaces

  • Within the mediastinum

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Covers

  • Pericardium

    • Fibrous

    • Serous

      • Parietal Layer

        • Parietal Cavity

      • Visceral Layer (epicardium)

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Layers

  • Epicardium

  • Myocardium

  • Endocardium

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Myocardium

  • Mainly cardiac m.

  • Forms bulk of the heart

  • Left ventricle is typically thicker to generate more force

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Pericarditis

  • Inflammation of the pericardium

  • May lead to adhesions of the visceral and parietal pericardia, impeding heart activity