Chapter 4 Flashcards
Body Membrane
Cover surfaces, line body cavities, and form protective sheets around organs
Epithelial membranes
Cutaneous membrane, mucous membrane, and serous membrane
Cutaneous membrane
Skin
Mucous membrane
Epithelium resting on loose connective tissue
Serous membrane
Composed of simple squamous epithelium resting on a thin layer of areolar conncective tissue
Serous fluid
Separates serous layers
Peritoneum
Lines abdominal cavity
Pleura
Surrounds lungs
Pericardium
Surrounds heart
Synovial membrane
Composed of soft areolar connective tissue and contain no epithelial cells
Skin
Cutaneous membrane
Integument
Covering
Keratin
Uppermost layer of skin
Epidermis
Outermost tissue of skin
Dermis
Made of dense connective tissue