Whey is the liquid remaining after milk has been curdled and strained. It is a by-product of the manufacture of cheese or casein and has several commercial uses. Sweet whey is manufactured during the making of rennet types of hard cheese like cheddar or Swiss cheese.
The endocardium underlies the much more voluminous myocardium, the muscular tissue responsible for the contraction of the heart. The outer layer of the heart is termed epicardium and the heart is surrounded by a small amount of fluid enclosed by a fibrous sac called the pericardium. 1 Function.
The pericardium is a double-walled sac that contains the heart and the roots of the great vessels. The outer wall of the pericardium is composed of dense connective tissue. The portion of the inner wall of the pericardium that is in contact with the heart (but not in contact with the great vessels) is the epicardium. The epicardium contains the blood vessels supplying blood to heart muscle (the coronary arteries) as well as nerve fibers.