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What can happen when there is an accumulation of fluid within the pericardial cavity?
What can happen when there is an accumulation of fluid within the pericardial cavity?
- Decreased pressure on the heart
- Increased flexibility of the heart
- Increased pressure on the heart (correct)
- No effect on the heart
What is the main symptom of pericarditis?
What is the main symptom of pericarditis?
- Fever
- Shortness of breath
- Chest pain (correct)
- Dizziness
What causes acute cardiac tamponade due to an accumulation of fluid in the pericardial cavity?
What causes acute cardiac tamponade due to an accumulation of fluid in the pericardial cavity?
- Bacterial infection
- Myocardial infarction
- Pericarditis
- All of the above (correct)
What surrounds the muscular body of the heart and the roots of the great vessels?
What surrounds the muscular body of the heart and the roots of the great vessels?
What is the function of the fibrous pericardium?
What is the function of the fibrous pericardium?
Which layer of the pericardium is made up of tough connective tissue and is relatively non-distensible?
Which layer of the pericardium is made up of tough connective tissue and is relatively non-distensible?
What serves to minimize the friction generated by the heart as it contracts and moves within the thoracic cavity?
What serves to minimize the friction generated by the heart as it contracts and moves within the thoracic cavity?
Which nerve is responsible for the innervation of the pericardium?
Which nerve is responsible for the innervation of the pericardium?
What is the arterial supply to the fibrous and parietal pericardium?
What is the arterial supply to the fibrous and parietal pericardium?
Which layer of the pericardium lines the internal surface of the fibrous pericardium?
Which layer of the pericardium lines the internal surface of the fibrous pericardium?
What is the main consequence of pericardial effusion due to the relatively inextensible fibrous pericardium?
What is the main consequence of pericardial effusion due to the relatively inextensible fibrous pericardium?
What causes acute cardiac tamponade due to an accumulation of fluid in the pericardial cavity?
What causes acute cardiac tamponade due to an accumulation of fluid in the pericardial cavity?
What serves to minimize the friction generated by the heart as it contracts and moves within the thoracic cavity?
What serves to minimize the friction generated by the heart as it contracts and moves within the thoracic cavity?
Which layer of the pericardium is made up of tough connective tissue and is relatively non-distensible?
Which layer of the pericardium is made up of tough connective tissue and is relatively non-distensible?
What surrounds the muscular body of the heart and the roots of the great vessels?
What surrounds the muscular body of the heart and the roots of the great vessels?
What is the main function of the fibrous pericardium?
What is the main function of the fibrous pericardium?
Which nerve provides innervation to the visceral pericardium?
Which nerve provides innervation to the visceral pericardium?
What is the arterial supply to the visceral pericardium?
What is the arterial supply to the visceral pericardium?
Which layer of the pericardium is made up of a single sheet of epithelial cells known as mesothelium?
Which layer of the pericardium is made up of a single sheet of epithelial cells known as mesothelium?
What is the source of referred pain, such as shoulder pain experienced as a result of pericarditis?
What is the source of referred pain, such as shoulder pain experienced as a result of pericarditis?
