Cardiac tamponade is pressure on the heart that occurs when blood or fluid builds up in the space between the heart muscle (myocardium) and the outer covering sac of the heart (pericardium). Alternative Names: Tamponade; Pericardial tamponade.
Koala Physical Characteristics. The koala is an arboreal (tree dwelling) herbivorous (plant eating) marsupial. Earlier European settlers had incorrectly labeled the koala as being a bear. Koalas do not live in the rain forests or in deserts. They live in tall eucalypt forests and low eucalypt woodlands.oala Physical Characteristics. The koala is an arboreal (tree dwelling) herbivorous (plant eating) marsupial. Earlier European settlers had incorrectly labeled the koala as being a bear. Koalas do not live in the rain forests or in deserts. They live in tall eucalypt forests and low eucalypt woodlands.
The Koala is a marsupial. The Koala phascolarctos cinereus is an arboreal (tree dwelling), herbivorous (plant eating) marsupial. The word 'marsupial' comes from the Latin word marsupium, meaning 'pouchâ â most, but not all, female marsupials have a permanent pouch in which to raise their young.he Koalaâs fur-a protective raincoat. Koalas have thick woolly fur which protects them from the extremes of both high and low temperatures, and which also acts like a 'raincoat' to repel moisture when it rains.