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What are the body membranes |
Serous and mucous |
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What is a serous membrane |
Lubricating function. Covers and lubricate organs in the anterior body cavity. Never exposed to the outside enviroment. |
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What are the 2 parts of the serous membrane. |
Visceral and parietal |
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Visceral part? |
Stuck to the surface of organs |
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Parietal part? |
Stuck to the body wall (cavity containing organs) |
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What are the 3 most important serous membrane |
Pericardial, pleural, peritoneal |
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Pericardial membrane? |
Surrounds and lubricates the heart |
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Pleural membranes? |
Surrounds and lubricates the lungs |
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Peritoneal membrane? |
Surrounds and lubricates organs in the Abdominopelvic cavity. |
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What is a mucous membrane? |
Covers cavities that open to the ouside enviroment. Produces mucus. |
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Examples of the mucous membrane |
Mouth, nose, gastrointestinal system. |
