Body Orientation: Pleura and Pericardium

Question 1

parietal layer of serous pericardium description

Answer 1

• Thin, serous membrane fused to inner surface of fibrous pericardium
• Outer limit of pericardial cavity
• Continuous with visceral layer of serous pericardium

Question 2

____________ created by narrow space between parietal and visceral layers of serous pericardium

Answer 2

Pericardial cavity

Question 3

• Thin, serous membrane
• Lines pulmonary cavity
• Fused to internal walls of thoracic cavity and lateral surface of mediastinum
• Continuous with visceral pleura at root of lung
• Regions include mediastinal, cervical, diaphragmatic, and costal

Answer 3

parietal pleura

Question 4

Pleural cavity created by a narrow space between ____ and visceral layers of pleura

Answer 4

parietal

Question 5

what are mediastinum and right and left pulmonary cavities a subdivision of?

Answer 5

The thorax

Question 6

pericardial cavity location

Answer 6

thorax around the heart

Question 7

potential space between parietal and visceral layers of serous pericardium

Answer 7

pericardial cavity

Question 8

pleural cavity location

Answer 8

thorax around lungs

Question 9

bilateral potential space between parietal and visceral layers or pleura

Answer 9

pleural cavity

Question 10

visceral layer of serous pericardium description (3)

Answer 10

• thin, serous membrane fused to surface of heart
• inner limit sof pericardial cavity
• continuous with parietal layer of serous pericardium

Question 11

visceral pleura description

Answer 11

• thin serous membrane
• continuous with parietal pleura at root of lung
• separated from partial pleura by pleural cavity