Deck 2

Question 0

In the body, the serous layers are separated not by air but by a scanty amount of thin, clear fluid called:

Answer 0

Serous fluid

Question 1

True or False:

The parietal layer folds in on itself to form the [dermal] layer, which covers most of the outside of the organs in that cavity

Answer 1

False; visceral

Question 2

Serous fluid allows the organs to:

Answer 2

Slide easily across the cavity walls and one another without friction.

Question 3

The serosa lining the abdominal cavity and covering its organs is the:

Answer 3

Peritoneum

Question 4

The membrane surrounding the lungs is the:

Answer 4

Pleura

Question 5

The membrane around the heart is the:

Answer 5

Pericardium

Question 6

What type of membranes are composed of soft areolar connective tissue and contain no epithelial cells at all?

Answer 6

Synovial membranes

Question 7

True or False:

Synovial membranes line small sacs of connective tissue called [bursae] and tubelike tendon sheaths.

Answer 7

True

Question 8

Another name for the cutaneous membrane is:

Answer 8

Skin

Question 9

Another name for skin is what system?

Answer 9

Integumentary system