There are papillary muscles IN the ventricles of the heart which keep the tricuspid and the mitral valves (AV valves) closed.
No
The fat surrounds the heart and resides within the pericardial sac.
Yes, it is.
The pericardium is a thin sac that surrounds the heart. it is not part of the heart muscle itself.
pericardial sac
The pericardial sac.
Pericardial effusion.
Water around the heart is also called a pericardial effusion. The pericardium is a sac that surrounds the heart. If this sac fills with fluid, a pericardial effusion, then the ability of the heart to contract normally is compromised.
-- The doctor
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.
Yes, it is.
serous fluid