Membranes Flashcards

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What’s a serous membrane

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Lines body cavities that do not open to the exterior

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What’s the mucus membrane

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Lines body cavities that open to the exterior

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3
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What is the visceral membrane

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Its against the organ of a double layered membrane

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What is the parietal serosa

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Is against the body cavity wall of a double layered membrane

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What is the Pleural membranes

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Covers the lungs

It’s a double layered membrane too (visceral and a parietal)

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What is the pericardial membrane

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Covers the heart

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What is the peritoneal membrane

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Covers the abdominal region

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