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What is the pericardioum?

The pericardium is the double walled membrane which encloses the heart. The fluids contained in the pericardium lubricate the moving surfaces of the heart muscle.


The layer of serous membrane that covers the heart and lies closest to the sternum is the?

It is called the pericardium.


What is the shape of the Cardiac muscle?

Your cardiac muscles is your heart. Make a fist with one of your hands. This is the closest and most accurate shape and size of YOUR heart.


How many muscles in the heart?

Your heart is a cardiac muscle which means it never stops and works on its own.


What is the medical term meaning inner membrane of the heart?

Endocardium (endo = within + cardi = heart + um = noun ending) is that innermost membrane lining the chambers of the heart. The other membranes are the myocardium (myo = muscle), epicardium (epi = on top) and pericardium (peri = around).


What does heart muscle mean?

Your heart is a muscle. It is also called the myocardium. The muscle cells in the heart muscle are called myocardiocytes.


What is the layer of tissue or skin that encompasses the entire heart?

the heart muscle is enclosed by the 3 layers of tissue.the closest to the heart is the visceral layer of serous pericardium then parietal layer of serous pericardium and then the fibrous pericardium


The combining of the neurotransmitter with the muscle membrane receptors causes the membrane to become permeable to sodium ions and blank of the membrane?

The combining of the neurotransmitter with the muscle membrane receptors causes the membrane to become permeable to sodium ions and depolarization of the membrane. This depolarization triggers an action potential that leads to muscle contraction.


What type of muscle is the heart made off?

the heart is made out of a special type of muscle called cardiac muscle


Can membrane integrity factor help the body build muscle?

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What kind of muscle the heart?

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What muscle makes the heart pump?

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