THORAX ABDOMEN AND PELVIS

Detailed explanation-1: -The serous pericardium is a layer of serosa that lines the fibrous pericardium (parietal layer), which is reflected around the roots of the great vessels to cover the entire surface of the heart (visceral layer).

Detailed explanation-2: -The pericardium, which translates as “around the heart, ‘’ is a double-layered connective tissue membrane that surrounds the heart like a sac and, therefore, is also called as a pericardial sac (Fig. 1.2).

Detailed explanation-3: -A fibrous sac called the pericardium surrounds the heart.