Heart

Histology

 Case 36 : Normal myocardium

Components

 cardiac cavities
 cardiac valves
 cardiac wall

• endocardium
• myocardium
• pericardium
  • visceral pericardium (epicardium)
    • subserosal epicardium
    • serosal epicardium

• • parietal pericardium

Pathology

 cardiac malformations
 cardiac lesions
 cardiac diseases
 cardiac tumors

See also

 cardiac development
 cardiovascualr system (circulatory system)

Videos

 Histology of the heart (by Washington Deceit) (Part 1)

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 Histology of the heart: Purkinje fibers (by Washington Deceit) (Part 2)

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 Histology of the heart (by Washington Deceit) (Part 3)

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 Heart

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 Heart function

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