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CT membranes
Types of connective tissue membranes
Term | Definition |
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Synovial | thin layers of areolar tissue that line the joint cavities. they secrete lubricating fluid that reduces friction b/w the ends of bones. They line small sacs called bursae. |
Meninges | membranous layers covering the brain and spinal cord. |
Superficial fascia (subcutaneous fascia) | continuous sheet of tissue that underlines the skin. Composed of areolar and adipose tissue, it insulates the body and cushions the skin. |
Deep fascia | covers, separates, and protects skeletal muscles, nerves, and blood vessels. Consists of dense CT. |
Fibrous pericardium | forms the cavity that encloses the heart, the pericardial cavity. |
Periosteum | membrane covering a bone. |
Perichondrium | membrane covering cartilage. |