Fibrous pericardium 2045150 166423243 2007-10-23T01:40:21Z Arcadian 104523 /* External links */ links {{Infobox Anatomy | Name = {{PAGENAME}} | Latin = pericardium fibrosum | GraySubject = | GrayPage = | Image = Gray968.png | Caption = A transverse section of the thorax, showing the contents of the middle and the posterior mediastinum. The pleural and pericardial cavities are exaggerated since normally there is no space between parietal and visceral pleura and between pericardium and heart. | Image2 = | Caption2 = | Precursor = | System = | Artery = | Vein = | Nerve = | Lymph = | MeshName = | MeshNumber = | DorlandsPre = p_12 | DorlandsSuf = 12626527 | }} The '''fibrous pericardium''' is the most superficial layer of the [[pericardium]]. It is a dense [[connective tissue]], protecting the heart, anchoring it to the surrounding walls, and preventing it from overfilling with [[blood]]. It is continuous with the [[adventitia externa|outer adventitial layer]] of the neighboring great [[blood vessel]]s. ==External links== * {{NormanAnatomy|thoraxlesson4}} ({{NormanAnatomyFig|heartpericardium}}) * {{UMichAtlas|ht_pericard1}} - "Chest X-ray showing pericardium, posteroanterior view" * {{UMichAtlas|ht_pericard2}} - "MRI of chest, lateral view" * {{GPnotebook|1496645690}} {{Heart}} [[Category:Cardiac anatomy]]