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pericardium: see heart heart, muscular organ that pumps blood to all parts of the body. The rhythmic beating of the heart is a ceaseless activity, lasting from before birth to the end of life.
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pericardium

the membranous sac enclosing the heart

pericardium [‚per·ə′kärd·ē·əm]

(anatomy)

The membranous sac that envelops the heart; it contains 5-20 grams of clear serous fluid.

Pericardium

the closed, saclike structure surrounding the heart in vertebrate animals and in man. The pericardium is an isolated part of the secondary body cavity, the coelom. It consists of two layers: an external, parietal layer—the pericardium proper—and an internal, visceral layer—the epicardium. The pericardium proper consists, in turn, of an internal, serous layer and an external, fibrous layer. The epicardium, being an external membrane of the heart, directly covers and is fused to the heart muscle (myocardium). In the region where large blood vessels enter and leave the heart, the epicardium is turned back and is continuous with the pericardium proper. Between the pericardium layers is a slitlike cavity containing a small quantity of transparent pale-yellow serous fluid. The pericardium contains blood vessels, lymphatics, and numerous nerve endings and is surrounded by areolar connective tissue. It has many receptors, whose stimulation causes hemodynamic and respiratory changes.

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No references found	The pericardial sac contains pain and mechano-receptors that, when stimulated, cause changes in heart rate and blood pressure. Acute cardiac tamponade: anticipate the complication by Christie, Sandra L.; Sawatzky, Jo-Ann V. / Dynamics Christine Kollmorgen arrived, opened Amos' chest, and made an incision in the pericardial sac. Accident victim beat the odds after brush with death by The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR) Jamia was transferred to the neonatal intensive care unit at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) where it was determined the wall of the right atrium was periforated, allowing blood and intravenous fluid to fill the pericardial sac around the heart, effectively causing tamponade. Neonatal NP's line perforated atrium: radiogist held liable by Tammelleo, A. David / Nursing Law's Regan Report	Péri, Gabriel Peri, Jacopo peri-endothelial cell peri-infarction block periaktos perianal Periander Perianth periapical cyst periappendicitis periapsis Periarteritis Periarteritis Nodosa Periarthritis Periastron periblast Periblastula Periblem periblinite peribolus Peribonca pericardial pericardial cavity pericardial fluid pericardial organ pericardial sac Pericarditis Pericardium Pericarp Pericenter pericentric inversion pericholangitis Perichondrium Periclase periclasite Pericles periclinal periclinal chimera Pericline pericline ripple mark pericline twin law Periclymenus pericolitis pericondensed polycyclic pericoronitis pericranium Pericratonic Depression pericronus Pericycle pericyclic reaction pericynthion	Pericardial friction rub Pericardial friction rub Pericardial friction rub Pericardial friction rub pericardial friction sound pericardial hernia pericardial hernia pericardial hernia pericardial inflammation pericardial inflammation pericardial inflammation pericardial knock pericardial knock pericardial knock pericardial meridian points pericardial meridian points pericardial meridian points pericardial murmur pericardial murmur pericardial murmur pericardial murmur pericardial organ pericardial paracentesis pericardial paracentesis pericardial paracentesis pericardial rub pericardial rub pericardial rub pericardial rub pericardial rub pericardial sac Pericardial sinus pericardial space Pericardial tamponade Pericardial tamponade Pericardial tamponade pericardial vein pericardial vein pericardial veins pericardial veins pericardial veins pericardial, pleural, peritoneal fluid pericardial, pleural, peritoneal fluid pericardial, pleural, peritoneal fluid pericardial, pleural, peritoneal fluid Pericardian Pericardic pericardicentesis pericardiectomy pericardiocentesis pericardiolysis pericardioperitoneal pericardioperitoneal canals Pericardioperitoneal Diaphragmatic Hernia pericardiophrenic Pericardiophrenic artery Pericardiophrenic vessels pericardiopleural pericardiorrhaphy pericardiostomy pericardiotomy

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The pericardial sac contains pain and mechano-receptors that, when stimulated, cause changes in heart rate and blood pressure.

Acute cardiac tamponade: anticipate the complication by Christie, Sandra L.; Sawatzky, Jo-Ann V. / Dynamics

Christine Kollmorgen arrived, opened Amos' chest, and made an incision in the pericardial sac.

Accident victim beat the odds after brush with death by The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)

Jamia was transferred to the neonatal intensive care unit at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) where it was determined the wall of the right atrium was periforated, allowing blood and intravenous fluid to fill the pericardial sac around the heart, effectively causing tamponade.

Neonatal NP's line perforated atrium: radiogist held liable by Tammelleo, A. David / Nursing Law's Regan Report

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