Thoracic And Abdominal Cavity Membranes

Front 1

serous membrane

Back 1

covers the viscera within the thoracic and abdominal cavities and lines the walls of the thorax and abdomen; thin, slippery double layer; 2 parts

Front 2

parietal layer (serous membrane)

Back 2

lines the walls of the cavities

Front 3

visceral layer

Back 3

covers and adheres to the viscera within the cavities

Front 4

pleura

Back 4

serous membrane of the pleura cavities; 2 parts

Front 5

visceral pleura

Back 5

clings to the surface of the lungs

Front 6

parietal pleura

Back 6

lines the chest wall, covering the superior surface of the diaphragm

Front 7

pericardium

Back 7

serous membrane of the pericardial cavity; 2 parts

Front 8

visceral pericardium

Back 8

covers the surface of the heart

Front 9

parietal pericardium

Back 9

lines the chest wall

Front 10

peritoneum

Back 10

the serous membrane of the abdominal cavity

Front 11

visceral peritonium

Back 11

covers the abdominal viscera

Front 12

parietal peritoneum

Back 12

lines the abdominal wall, covering the inferior surface of the diaphragm

Front 13

retroperitoneal

Back 13

organs located between the parietal peritoneum and the posterior abdominal wall; kidneys, adrenal glands, pancreas, duodenum of the small intestine, ascending and descending colons of the large intestine, and portions of the abdominal aorta nad inferior vena cave