parietal pericardium

Thesaurus

Noun

parietal pericardium - the tough outermost layer of the pericardium that is attached to the diaphragm and the sternumpericardium - a serous membrane with two layers that surrounds the heartserosa, serous membrane - a thin membrane lining the closed cavities of the body; has two layers with a space between that is filled with serous fluid

parietal pericardium

pericardium

[per″ĭ-kahr´de-um] the fibroserous sac enclosing the heart and the roots of the great vessels, composed of external (fibrous) and internal (serous) layers.adherent pericardium one abnormally connected with the heart by dense fibrous tissue.fibrous pericardium the external layer of the pericardium, consisting of dense fibrous tissue.parietal pericardium the parietal layer of the serous pericardium, which is in contact with the fibrous pericardium.serous pericardium the inner, serous portion of pericardium, consisting of two layers, visceral and parietal; the space between the layers is the cavity" >pericardial cavity.visceral pericardium the inner layer of the serous pericardium, which is in contact with the heart and roots of the great vessels. Called also epicardium.