NOUN
- the space between the layers of the pericardium that contains fluid that lubricates the membrane surfaces and allows easy heart movement
How To Use pericardial cavity In A Sentence
- The two cavities in the general mesoderm unite on the ventral aspect of the gut and form the pleuro-peritoneal cavity, which becomes continuous with the remains of the extra-embryonic celom around the umbilicus; the two cavities in the pericardial area rapidly join to form a single pericardial cavity, and this from two lateral diverticula extend caudalward to open into the pleuro-peritoneal cavity (Fig. 54). I. Embryology. 13. Development of the Body Cavities
