Exam 1 - Membranes Flashcards
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Viscera
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- Organ
- Usually in the thoracic and Abdomniopelvic cavities
2
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Serous membrane
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- Slippery
- Double layered
- Covers viscera
- Lines walls of thorax and abdomen
3
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Parietal layer
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- Serous membrane that lines the walls of cavity
- Thin epithelium
4
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Visceral layer
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- Serous membrane that covers and adheres to viscera inside of cavity
- Thin epithelium
5
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Serous fluid
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- Lubricating fluid between visceral and parietal layers
- Reduces friction
- Allows viscera to move
6
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Visceral Pleura
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Clings to surface of lungs
7
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Parietal pleura
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- Lines the chest wall
- Covers superior surface of diaphragm
8
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Pleural cavity
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-Space between Parietal pleura and Visceral pleura
9
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Pericardium
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-Serous membranes of pericardial cavity
10
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Visceral pericardium
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-Covers surface of heart
11
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Parietal pericardium
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-Lines the chest wall
12
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Pericardial cavity
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-Space between Parietal pericardium and Visceral pericardium
13
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Peritoneum
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Serous membrane of abdominal cavity
14
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Visceral peritoneum
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-Covers the abdominal viscera
15
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Parietal peritoneum
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- Lines abdominal wall
- Covers inferior surface of diaphragm