Membranes

Question 1

What are membranes?

Answer 1

physical barriers that line or cover portions of the body

Question 2

what do membranes consist of?

Answer 2

an epithelium supported by connective tissue

Question 3

What are the 4 types of membranes?

Answer 3

mucous
serous
cutaneous
synovial

Question 4

Mucous membranes line what?

Answer 4

open cavities (trachea)

Question 5

Serous membranes line what?

Answer 5

closed body cavities

Question 6

Cutaneous membranes line what?

Answer 6

skin

Question 7

Synovial membranes line what?

Answer 7

the joints

Question 8

Mucous membranes must be what to facilitate absorption and excretion?

Answer 8

moist

Question 9

What is areolar connective tissue found in the lower layer of mucous membranes?

Answer 9

lamina propria

Question 10

What re the 2 types of simple squamous epithelium that get special names

Answer 10

Mesothelium: top layer of serous membrane
Endothelium: lines heart and blood vessels

Question 11

The two portions of serous membranes

Answer 11

Parietal - covers the cavity

Visceral - covers the organs

Question 12

The three types of serous membranes

Answer 12

pleurae - lines the lungs
peritoneum - lines the peritoneal cavity / abdominal organs
pericardium - lines the heart

Question 13

The synovial membrane lines what?

Answer 13

Moving, articulating joint cavities

Question 14

Synovial membranes produce what?

Answer 14

synovial fluid (lubricant) that protects the ends of bones

Question 15

Synovial has what kind of epithelium?

Answer 15

incomplete epithelium