a region of the serous membrane that forms the innermost layer of the pericardium and the outer surface of the heart. [ http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 ]
Synonyms: visceral serous pericardium of heart visceral serous pericardium proper heart epicardium
Term information
- FMA:9461
- galen:Epicardium
- TAO:0005057
- EHDAA2:0002202
- ZFA:0005057
- null:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epicardium
- NCIT:C13164
- VHOG:0000119
- null:http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0225968
- XAO:0000316
- UMLS:C0225968 (ncithesaurus:Epicardium)
- AAO:0010409
uberon_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core
TODO - check links with UBERON:0002425 visceral serous pericardium. develops from proepicardium. WP:Epicardium -- When considered as a part of the pericardium, it is the inner layer, or visceral pericardium, continuous with the serous layer.
External layer of the heart.[TAO]
The inner layer of the pericardium that is in contact with the surface of the heart.[AAO]
The visceral pericardium apparently produces the pericardial fluid, which lubricates motion between the inner and outer layers of the pericardium. During ventricular contraction, the wave of depolarization moves from endocardial to epicardial surface. [Wikipedia:Epicardium]
Term relations
- multi-tissue structure
- mesoderm-derived structure
- part of some visceral serous pericardium
- part of some heart
- develops_from some proepicardium
- attaches_to some myocardium