Which part of the heart encases the heart in a tough outer membrane?
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The membrane surrounding the heart is called the pericardium. It is a fluid sac that serves several purposes. One of the purposes of the pericardium is it contains the heart in the chest cavity. The pericardium also prevents the heart from overexpanding when the blood volume in the heart increases.
The pericardium. It is composed of two layers: the fibrous pericardium (the outer layer that is made of tough connective tissue) and the serous pericardium (the inner layer in which serous fluid provides lubrication for the heart to beat with almost no friction).
Yes. Arthropods are characterized by an exoskeleton made mostly from the tough protein chitin, also joint appendages and segmented bodies.
The pericardium is a tough double layered fibroserous sac which covers the heart. The space between the two layers of serous pericardium the pericardial cavity, is filled with serous fluid which protects the heart from any kind of external jerk or shock.
Arthropod have exoskeleton. The exoskeleton is composed of a thin, outer protein layer, the epicuticle, and a thick, inner, chitin–protein layer.