Serous Membranes Flashcards
1
Q
What are the 3 serous membranes?
A
Pleura
Pericardium
Peritoneum
2
Q
ID the layer indicated by 1
A
Visceral pericardium
3
Q
ID the cavity indicated 2
A
Pericardial cavity
4
Q
ID the layer of the membrane indicated by 3
A
Parietal Pericardium
5
Q
What are the membrane that surround organs called?
A
Pleura
Pericardium
Peritoneum
6
Q
ID the membrane indicated by 6
A
Parietal Pleura
7
Q
ID the general membrane indicated by 1
A
Parietal peritoneum
8
Q
ID the general membrane indicated by 2
A
Visceral peritoneum
9
Q
What type of membrane lines the digestive, respiratory, urinary, and reproductive tracts?
Why are these important?
A
Mucous membranes
They are important because they keep you healthy .. it’s an important defense mechanism that prevents the entry of pathogens in the body
