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What is the function of the fibrous pericardium?
What is the function of the fibrous pericardium?
The fibrous pericardium prevents over distension of the heart and maintains the heart in its position.
What are the three layers of tissue that compose the heart?
What are the three layers of tissue that compose the heart?
The three layers of tissue that compose the heart are the pericardium, myocardium, and endocardium.
Which part of the heart is composed of specialized muscle tissue called the cardiac muscle?
Which part of the heart is composed of specialized muscle tissue called the cardiac muscle?
The myocardium is composed of specialized muscle tissue called the cardiac muscle.
Where is the pericardial cavity located and what does it contain?
Where is the pericardial cavity located and what does it contain?
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In which chamber of the heart is the myocardium thickest?
In which chamber of the heart is the myocardium thickest?
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