Epithelial Membranes

Question 1

flat sheets of tissue that cover or line a part of the body

Answer 1

membranes

Question 2

consists of an epithelial tissue bound to an underlying connective tissue layer

Answer 2

epithelial membrane

Question 3

3 types of epithelial membranes:

Answer 3

1. cutaneous membranes- dry
2. mucous membranes- wet
3. serous membranes- wet

Question 4

also known as skin; is a dry membrane; covers the external surface of the body

Answer 4

cutaneous membrane

Question 5

cutaneous membrane consists of _____ and _____

Answer 5

epidermis (keratinized stratified squamous epithelium)

dermis (loose (areolar) connective tissue and dense irregular connective tissue)

Question 6

also known as mucosa; is a wet membrane ; lines a body cavity that opens directly to the exterior

Answer 6

mucous membrane

Question 7

mucous membranes are found lining all of the ____, ____, and ____ tracts as well as much of the _____ tract

Answer 7

digestive, respiratory, reproductive; urinary

Question 8

mucous membranes consist of _____ and an underlying layer of ____ called the _____

Answer 8

lining epithelium; connective tissue; lamina propria

Question 9

the lamina propria is _____; often there are _____ and other types of epithelial cells that secrete mucous to prevent cavities from drying out

Answer 9

loose (areolar) connective tissue; goblet cells

Question 10

also called serosa; is a wet membrane; lines body cavities that do NOT open directly to the exterior and the organs that lie within the cavity

Answer 10

serous membranes

Question 11

serous membranes consist of _____ with underlying _____

Answer 11

mesothelium (simple squamous epithelium); loose (areolar) connective tissue

Question 12

organs within the ventral body cavity (these organs called ___) and the walls of the cavity are covered with a _____

Answer 12

viscera; serous membrane

Question 13

serous membranes can be named according to what it lines/covers:

Answer 13

1. parietal layer- lines the walls of the cavity

2. visceral layer- adheres to the surface of the organ

Question 14

a thin layer of ____ is located between the parietal and visceral serous membrane layers to reduce ____ when the viscera move

Answer 14

serous fluid; friction

Question 15

serous membrane lining the pleural cavity and the lung’s external surface, respectively

Answer 15

parietal pleura/visceral pleura

Question 16

serous membrane lining the pericardial cavity and the heart’s external surface, respectively

Answer 16

parietal pericardium/visceral pericardium

Question 17

serous membrane lining the abdominopelvic cavity and the external surface of the viscera located in the abdominopelvic cavity, respectively

Answer 17

parietal peritoneum/visceral peritoneum