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fibrous pericardium

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Membrane organ which is attached to the pericardial sac proper and the central tendon of diaphragm and is continuous with the pretracheal fascia.[FMA] [ ]

Term info

Label

fibrous pericardium

Synonyms
  • fibrous portion of pericardium
database cross reference
Subsets

uberon_slim, organ_slim

has related synonym

pericardium fibrosum

id

UBERON:0002359

structure notes

most superficial part of pericardium; continuous with the outer adventitial layer of the neighboring great blood vessels. [Wikipedia:Pericardium]