The nurse is reviewing the layers of the heart with a patient with endocarditis. From outermost to innermost, in which order should the nurse review these layers?
1. epicardium
2. myocardium
3. endocardium
4. pericardial cavity
5. fibrous pericardium
6. parietal layer of serous pericardium
Correct Answer: 5, 6, 4, 1, 2, 3
From outermost to innermost layer, the layers of the heart are the fibrous pericardium, the parietal layer of serous pericardium, the pericardial cavity, the epicardium, the myocardium, and the endocardium.
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