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epithelial membranes
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provide a lining ,or covering, for the internal and external surfaces of the body.
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Mucous Membranes
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line the body cavities that open to the outside world.
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serous Membranes
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line body cavities that are closed to the outside world.
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serous fluid
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a thin, clear fluid secreted by the Serous Membranes
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cutaneous Membrane
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is the name for what we know as skin
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synovial membrane
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line the capsules that surround synovial joints, such as the shoulder and knee
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membranes
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thin sheets or layers of pliable tissue
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pericardium
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the membrane that surrounds the heart
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peritoneum
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the membrane that lines the abdominal cavity
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pleura
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the membrane that encases the lungs
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