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The pericardial fluid provides some protection against shock and injury. In addition, it helps decrease friction at the outer surface of the heart.
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The function of the fluid that fills the pericardial sac is to decrease what?
Friction around the heart and possible damage.
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 causesan accumulation of excess fluid in the pericardial space?
Pericardial effusion is the medical term meaning abnormal accumulation of fluid in the pericardial space. If the fluid affects the function of the heart, it's called cardiac tamponade. When this sac becomes filled with fluid, the liquid presses on the heart, preventing the lower chambers of the heart from properly filling with blood.
Surface of the heart?
The pericardial fluid acts as a lubricant and reduces friction between the opposing surfaces as the heart beats (contacts). The pericardial fluid is secreted by the pericardial membranes.
What is the pericardial space and where is it located?
The pericardial space is located in between the parietal and visceral pericardium, contains 10-20 ml of fluid to cushion and protect the heart.
The function of the fluid that fills the pericardial sac is to decrease what?
Friction around the heart and possible damage.
How much fluid does the pericardial sac hold normally?
Normally there is approx 25mL of fluid in the pericardial sac. As little as 100-200mL of rapidly accumulating fluid can cause problems with the normal function of the heart
What is function of the pericardial sac?
The pericardial sac (or pericardium) is a dual-walled sac that contains the heart and the roots of the great vessels (vena cavae, pulmonary arteries, pulmonary veins, aorta, brachiocephalic arteries and veins, carotid artery and subclavian artery).
What is the space between the parietal and visceral pericardial membrane?
Pericardial cavity
Pericardial membrane encloses what within the pericardial cavity?
Encloses cardiac space.
What fluid reduces friction in the heart?
The pericardial fluid
What is the potential space between the parietal and visceral pericardial membranes?
Pericardial cavity
What is the space between the epicardium and the parietal pericardium?
The pericardial sac.
What is pericardial aspiration?
aspiration of pericardial fluid for diagnostic purposes or treating cardiac tamponade
What region is the pericardial cavity?
The pericardial space lies between the pericardium and the epicardium.
What is the medical term meaning abnormal collection of fluid in the pericardial sac?
Pericardial effusion.
What are the systems and its organs in the pericardial cavity?
The heart is located in the pericardial and belongs to the cardiovasular system.
