Membranes (5)

Question 1

what are the two primary categories of membranes

Answer 1

epithelial membranes and connective tissue membranes

Question 2

what are some epithelial membranes

Answer 2

-cutaneous membranes
-serous membranes
-mucous membranes

Question 3

Cutaneous membrane
(the skin)

Answer 3

consists of keratinized STRATIFIED SQUAMOUS EPITHELIUM firmly attached to a thick layer of connective tissue (dermis)

Question 4

most mucous membranes contain either

Answer 4

-STRATIFIED SQUAMOUS epithelium (mouth, esophagus)
-SIMPLE COLUMNAR (rest of the digestive tract)

Question 5

serous membrane consists of

Answer 5

SIMPLE SQUAMOUS epithelium resting on a think layer of loose (areolar) connective tissue

Question 6

serous membranes occur

Answer 6

in pairs

Question 7

what are the specific serous membranes

Answer 7

-peritoneum
-pleurae
-pericardium

Question 8

peritoneum

Answer 8

-lines the abdominal cavity and cover the abdominal viscera

Question 9

pleurae

Answer 9

line the thoracic wall and cover the lungs

Question 10

pericardium

Answer 10

encloses the heart

Question 11

Meninges

Answer 11

line the cranial and spinal cavities and cover the brain and spinal chors

Question 12

what are the 3 meninges

Answer 12

-dura matter
-pia matter
-arachnoid matter

Question 13

synovial membrane

Answer 13

connective tissue membrane that lines only the fibrous capsule surrounding the joints