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The heart is comprised of four different layers from the outside to the inside: the pericardium, epicardium, myocardium and endocardium. They have different functions and together allow the heart to pump the blood through the entire body.

The epicardium is the layer of muscle that covers the external surfaces of the heart. It is directly fused with the myocardium internally and is in contact with the serous layer of the pericardium. The epicardium is comprised mainly of connective tissue and protectively encompasses the heart.

In this video we will quickly cover the most important aspects on the anatomy of the epicardium:

- 0:11 heart layers
- 0:42 epicardium structure
- 1:01 epicardium definition variation

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