Membranes and Cavities Flashcards
Two divisions of Body Cavities
Dorsal Cavities
Ventral Cavities
Two parts of the Dorsal Cavities
Cranial cavity
Vertebral canal
What forms the Cranial Cavity
Skull bones
What forms the Vertebral canal
vertebral column bones
Two parts of the Ventral Cavity
Thoracic cavity
Abdominopelvic cavity
What separates the Thoracic and Abdominopelvic cavities
Diaphragm
what type of membrane lines the ventral cavities
a thin serous membrane
serous membrane which lines the internal surface of the body wall
parietal layer of the peritoneum
serous membrane which covers the external surface of organs in the cavity
visceral membrane of the peritoneum
what is the name of the membrane that lines the Abdominopelvic cavity
Peritoneum
what is the name of the membranes that surround the heart
Parietal Pericardium
Visceral Pericardium
what is the name of the membranes that surround the lungs
Parietal Pleura
Visceral Pleura
4 types of body membranes
mucous
serous
cutaneous
synovial (only have CT)
tissue type that makes up most membranes
epithelial and connective tissues