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Where are mucous membranes found |
Inside cavities that open to the outside of the body (nose, mouth, digestive track) |
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What do mucous membranes do? |
Produces mucus, helps keep things moist and food move through digestive track. |
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Where are the serous membranes located? |
Lines the internal body cavities and around the organ |
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Where is the pericardial serous membrane? |
Around the heart |
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Where is the plueral serous membrane? |
Lungs |
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Where is the peritoneal serous membrane? |
Around the digestive organs |
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What are the functions of the serous membranes? |
Line and contain the organs, produces fluid that prevents friction |
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Where would a Visceral serous membrane line? |
The organ itself |
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Where would a parietal serous members be line? |
The body cavity |
