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Fibrous Pericardium. Continuous with the central tendon of the diaphragm, the fibrous pericardium is made of tough connective tissue and is relatively non-distensible. This rigidity prevents rapid overfilling of the heart, but can have several serious clinical consequences (see cardiac tamponade).
The parietal pericardium is an outer layering wall of the Pericardial Cavity between the pericardial membranes. The outer-most layer is the fibrous layer (fibrosa), and contains nerves, blood vessels, and lymphatics.he visceral pericardium is the inner-most layer of the pericardium, and is also known as the Epicardium as it lays upon the heart.