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What is the function of serous tissue?
Serous tissues secrete a fluid that lubricates to minimize friction from muscle movement. There are many organs in our body that have serous tissues in it like the heart and the stomach, without the secreted fluid these tissues, these organs will be dry.
What secretes pericardial fluid?
Pericardial fluid is a fluid that is secreted by the serous membrane on the pericardious sac on the outside of the heart.
What does the function of serous fluids do?
The slippery serous fluid allows the organs to slide without friction across the cavity walls and one another as they carry out their important, routine functions. This freedom of movement is important for mobile organs such as the pumping of heart and churning stomach.
Where do you find the serous membrane called the pericardium?
around the heart
What fills the pericardial sac?
The pericardial sac contains the heart and pericardial fluid which serves to protect the heart. The fluid is secreted by the serous visceral pericardium and is similar to the cerebral spinal fluid that cushions the brain.
Membrane that covers the heart?
The membrane surrounding the heart is called the pericardium. It is a fluid sac that serves several purposes. One of the purposes of the pericardium is it contains the heart in the chest cavity. The pericardium also prevents the heart from overexpanding when the blood volume in the heart increases.
Function of endocardium?
The endocardium consists of the same tissue as the insides of arteries and veins. Its main function is to allow the smooth flow of blood through the heart. It is composed mostly of epithelial tissue.
The function of the fluid that fills the pericardial sac is to decrease what?
Friction around the heart and possible damage.
What does the percardium do?
The pericardium is a tough double layered fibroserous sac which covers the heart. The space between the two layers of serous pericardium the pericardial cavity, is filled with serous fluid which protects the heart from any kind of external jerk or shock.
What causes extra fluid in the pericardial cavity?
The pericardial cavity or sac is the potential space between the parietal and visceral layers of serous pericardium. In other words, two different layers of cardiac tissue. It contains a thin film of serous fluid to provide a frictionless environment for the heart to beat freely.
What is the purpose of serous fluid?
To enable organs such as the heart and the stomach to slide across cavity walls and each other without friction.
What are the concerns with fluid around your unborn baby's heart?
Fluid around the fetal heart are a sign of a congenital heart defect. When fluid is found around the fetal heart, it is known as hydrops.
