Serous Membranes

Visceral pleura

Covers the external surface of each lung

Visceral layer

Covers the external surface of the organs within a cavity

Visceral pericardium

Forms the heart's external surface

Visceral peritoneum

Inner layer of the serous membrane covering the external surfaces of most abdominal and pelvic organs

Parietal layer

Lines internal surface of the body wall

Parietal peritoneum

Outer layer of this serous membrane, lines the internal walls of the abdominopelvic cavity

Parietal pleura

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

Parietal pericardium

The outermost layer of the serous membrane and forms the sac around the heart

Pericardial cavity

The potential space between the parietal and visceral layers of the pericardium

Pleural cavity

The potential space between the parietal and visceral pleuras.

Pericardium

The two-layered serous membrane enclosing the heart

Peritoneum

The two-layered serous membrane that lines the abdominopelvic cavity

Pleura

Two-layered serous membrane surrounding the lungs

Peritoneal cavity

the potential space between the serous membrane layers of the abdominopelvic cavity

Serous cavity

the space between the parietal and visceral serous membrane layers