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What is the function of the pericardium?
What is the function of the pericardium?
- To restrict excessive movements of the heart (correct)
- To stop the contraction of the heart
- To prevent blood flow to the heart
- To increase excessive movements of the heart
What composes the double-walled sac around the heart?
What composes the double-walled sac around the heart?
- A superficial fibrous pericardium and a deep two-layer serous pericardium (correct)
- A superficial fibrous pericardium and a thick adipose layer
- A single-layer serous pericardium
- A superficial fibrous pericardium and a thick muscular layer
From which arteries does the pericardium receive its blood supply?
From which arteries does the pericardium receive its blood supply?
- Carotid arteries
- Pericardiacophrenic branches of the internal thoracic arteries (correct)
- Coronary arteries
- Pulmonary arteries
What separates the parietal layer from the visceral layer of the pericardium?
What separates the parietal layer from the visceral layer of the pericardium?
What is the venous drainage of the pericardium?
What is the venous drainage of the pericardium?
Which nervous system branches supply the pericardium?
Which nervous system branches supply the pericardium?
What is the term for the excess fluid between the parietal and visceral layers of the serous pericardium?
What is the term for the excess fluid between the parietal and visceral layers of the serous pericardium?
What can result from the rapid accumulation of as little as 200 mL of fluid in the pericardial space?
What can result from the rapid accumulation of as little as 200 mL of fluid in the pericardial space?
What is the purpose of pericardiocentesis?
What is the purpose of pericardiocentesis?
Where is pericardial puncture usually carried out to avoid puncturing the internal thoracic artery?
Where is pericardial puncture usually carried out to avoid puncturing the internal thoracic artery?
What results from perforation of either the heart or the intrapericardial great vessels?
What results from perforation of either the heart or the intrapericardial great vessels?
What is a clinical feature of pericarditis?
What is a clinical feature of pericarditis?
Where is the heart situated within the thoracic cavity?
Where is the heart situated within the thoracic cavity?
What is the consequence of a sufficiently large volume of pericardial effusion?
What is the consequence of a sufficiently large volume of pericardial effusion?
What can develop slowly due to chronic pericardial effusions?
What can develop slowly due to chronic pericardial effusions?
What is a common cause of pericardial inflammation?
What is a common cause of pericardial inflammation?
