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Membranes 1
All about membranes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| epithelial membranes | serous mucous cutaneous |
| serous membranes | secretes watery fluid...line the walls of body cavities...form outermost layer of internal organs...do not connect with outside of body |
| serous membranes consist of | parietal layer, visceral layer |
| Pleurae | serous membrane lines chest cavity |
| Pericardium | serous membrane lines heart |
| peritoneum | serous membrane wraps around abdominal organs |
| Cutaneous Membrane | skin |
| Membranes | This sheets of tissue |
| Mucous Membrane | secretes mucus lines tubes or space that opens to the outside |
| examples of mucous membrane | repatory digestive, reproductive tracks |
| mucus | clear sticky fluid |
| Connective Tissue Membranes | synovial...meninges....fascia...paricardium...periosteum....perichondrium... |
| Synovial membrane | Lines joints and cavities |
| Meninges Membrane | around brain and spinal cord |
| Fascia Membrane | under skin and around muscles |
| Pericardium | around Heart |
| Periosteum | around bone |
| perichondrium | around cartilage |