Pericardium |
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| Fibrous Pericardium; Parietal Pericardium; Serous Pericardium; Visceral Pericardium; Pericardium, Fibrous; Pericardium, Parietal; Pericardium, Serous; Pericardium, Visceral; Pericardiums, Fibrous | |
| A conical fibro-serous sac surrounding the HEART and the roots of the great vessels (AORTA; VENAE CAVAE; PULMONARY ARTERY). The pericardium consists of two layers or sacs, the outer fibrous pericardium and the inner serous pericardium (or epicardium). | |