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