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CAPSULA CORDIS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-04-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- The Heart
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pericardium
1, record 1, English, pericardium
correct, Latin
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- capsula cordis 1, record 1, English, capsula%20cordis
correct
- heart sac 1, record 1, English, heart%20sac
correct
- membrana cordis 1, record 1, English, membrana%20cordis
correct
- theca cordis 1, record 1, English, theca%20cordis
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The fibroserous membrane, consisting of mesothelium and submesothelial connective tissue, covering the heart and beginning of the great vessels. 1, record 1, English, - pericardium
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Plural: pericardia. 1, record 1, English, - pericardium
Record 1, Key term(s)
- pericardia
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Cœur
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- péricarde
1, record 1, French, p%C3%A9ricarde
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- pericardium 1, record 1, French, pericardium
Latin
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sac sérologique enveloppant le cœur. 1, record 1, French, - p%C3%A9ricarde
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Corazón
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- pericardio
1, record 1, Spanish, pericardio
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cápsula, membrana o teca del corazón; bolsa cardíaca; membrana fibroserosa que consta de mesotelio y tejido conjuntivo submesotelial y cubre el corazón y el de los grandes vasos. Es una bolsa cerrada que tiene dos capas: la capa visceral o epicardio, que rodea inmediatamente el corazón, y la capa parietal externa, que forma la bolsa y se compone de tejido fibroso fuerte (pericardio fibroso) tapizado por una membrana serosa (pericardio seroso). El nervio frénico divide al pericardio en una parte antefrénica y otra retrofrénica; el hilio del pulmón divide a su vez a cada una de estas partes en una porción suprahiliar, una hiliar y una infrahiliar. 2, record 1, Spanish, - pericardio
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El pericardio [...] se compone de dos partes: una, exterior o superficial, fibrosa, es el saco fibroso pericárdico; la otra, profunda, es la serosa pericárdica. 3, record 1, Spanish, - pericardio
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