Pericardium vs. Epicardium

Pericardiumnoun

A serous membrane that surrounds the heart allowing it to contract.

Pericardiumnoun

The double baglike fold of serous membrane which incloses the heart.

Pericardiumnoun

a double-layered serous membrane that surrounds the heart

Pericardium

The pericardium, also called pericardial sac, is a double-walled sac containing the heart and the roots of the great vessels. It has two layers, an outer layer made of strong connective tissue (fibrous pericardium), and an inner layer made of serous membrane (serous pericardium).

Epicardiumnoun

(anatomy) The layer of tissue between the pericardium and the heart.

Epicardiumnoun

That part of the pericardium which forms the outer surface of the heart; the cardiac pericardium.

Epicardiumnoun

the innermost of the two layers of the pericardium