Synonyms: crest of the ilium, hip bones. The iliac crest is the upper border of the wing of the ilium, the outer and upper margin of the pelvic girdle. It runs from the anterior superior iliac spine to the posterior superior iliac spine. It has an inner and outer lip. There is an iliac tubercle on the widest point of the iliac crest.
Which layer of the heart would be penetrated during an emergent medical procedure in order to remove fluid? Pericardium Which of the following lists, in the correct order, the return of blood from the systemic circulation to the heart?
The percardium is the serous membrane lining the cavity. The pericardium is a continuous membrane but the part that attaches to the surface of the heart is the visceral pericardium (a.k.a. epicardium) and the part that lines the outer wall of the cavity is the parietal pericardium.