Body Membranes

membranes

combination of an epithelial tissue layer and a connective tissue layer

visceral pleura

covers the external surface of sac lung

visceral pericardium

forms the heart's external surface

serous fluid

liquid secreted by serous membranes, consistency of oil and prevents organs from rubbing together

mucous

membranes that line areas open to outside environment, respiratory tract, digestive tract

serous cavity

potential space between the parietal and visceral serous membrane layers

visceral layer

serous membrane covering the organs in the ventral cavity

parietal layer

serous membrane that lines inside wall of a ventral cavity

visceral peritoneum

the inner layer of the serous membrane that covers the external surfaces of most abdominal and pelvic organs

parietal pleura

the outer layer of the serous membrane and lines the internal surface of the thoracic wall

parietal peritoneum

the outer layer of this serous membrane lines the internal walls of the abdominopelvic cavity

parietal pericardium

the outer most layer of the serous membrane and forms the sac around the heart

peritoneum

the two-layered serous membrane that lines the abdominopelvic cavity

parietal and visceral

two layers of serous membranes

mucous and serous

two types of membranes

pleura

two-layered serous membrane located in the thoracic cavity

pericardium

two-layered serous membrane that encloses the heart