visceral pericardium,myocardium,endocardium
The heart.
Fibrous pericardium
Fibrous Pericardium
Serous Membrane
The pericardial sac.
The heart is located in the pericardial and belongs to the cardiovasular system.
Pericardial cavity
Encloses cardiac space.
Fibrous pericardium
Fibrous Pericardium
Pericardial fluid is a fluid that is secreted by the serous membrane on the pericardious sac on the outside of the heart.
Serous Membrane
The medical term is "pericardial." This term refers to anything related to the pericardium, which is the double-layered membrane that surrounds the heart and holds it in place in the chest cavity.
pleural membranes are separated from parietal by a thin film of watery fluid and usually cover an internal organ like lungs. pericardial membranes surround the heart peritioneal membranes line the abdominopelvic cavity So basically, the only difference is what each variety membrane surrounds or covers.
Viscera denotes the organs in the body cavities. (The heart confined in the Pericardial cavity, the lungs in the Pleural cavity, and the abdominal organs in the Peritoneal cavity). Visceral membrane (visceral serosa) covers those organs. More info could be find on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serosa
This membrane is known as the endocardium. From the inside out, the heart's layers go as so : endocardium, myocardium, epicardium (visceral pericardium), pericardial cavity, and parietal pericarium.
(1) On February 8, 2012 at 5:57 am Mysandie [0] said:Learning a little Latin helped me to remember:"visceral" refers to inner"pari" = wall"peri" = around"epi" = upon"endo" = inside"myo" = muscleMost people think of the pericardium as just a double-layered, membranous sac (The Pericardial Cavity) that is around the heart. But, the pericardium is actually TRIPLE layered: the visceral layer, the parietal layer, and the fibrous layer (fibrosa).The visceral pericardium is the inner-most layer of the pericardium, and is also known as the Epicardium as it "lays" upon the heart.The Pericardial Cavity lies between the visceral pericardium and the parietal pericardium. This cavity is filled with pericardial fluid which serves as a shock absorber by reducing friction between the visceral and parietal layers. The parietal pericardium is an outer layering wall of the Pericardial Cavity between the pericardial membranes.The outer-most layer is the fibrous layer (fibrosa), and contains nerves, blood vessels, and lymphatics. This is the layer that can become inflamed, called pericarditis. (As opposed to, endocarditis, which is inflammation of the insidelayer of the heart.)
The lungs.