Serosa (Parietal and Visceral) (BIO 168 Ch 1)

Parietal Peritoneum

Associated with the walls of the abdominopelvic cavity

Visceral Peritoneum

Covers most of the organs with the abdominopelvic cavity

Visceral Pericardium

Covers the heart

Visceral Pleura

Covers the lungs

Visceral Serosa

Covers the organs

Parietal Serosa

Lines the cavity walls

Parietal Pericardium

Lines the walls of the heart

Parietal Pleura

Lines the walls of the thoracic cavity

Serosa

Thin, double-layered membrane