AP Chapter 4 - Skin and Body Membranes

All of the following are functions of body membranes EXCEPT

• cover surfaces

• lines body cavities

• forms protective (often lubricating) sheets around organs

• provides support for the body

Which of the following is a connective tissue membrane?

• synovial membrane

• cutaneous membrane

• mucous membrane

• serous membrane

The only dry membrane is the __________________.

• synovial membrane

• cutaneous membrane

• mucous membrane

• serous membrane

The pleura and pericardium are examples of ________ membranes that cover organs in a body cavity closed to the exterior.

• mucous

• serous

• cutaneous

• synovial

Which membrane is constructed of a visceral and parietal layer?

• synovial

• cutaneous

• serous

• peritoneum

The layer of the serous membrane that covers an organ is known as the _______________ layer.

• bursa

• visceral

• lamina propria

• parietal

Synovial fluid reduces friction _______________.

• in movable joins such as the knee

• inside the lungs

• as the heart beats

• around the brain

Where are mucous membranes found?

• lining joint cavities

• covering the heart

• covering the brain

• lining the inside of the stomach

Mucous membrane is composed of epithelium resting on a loose connective tissue membrane called a ____________________.

• parietal

• lamina propria

• areolar

• visceral

Which type of membrane is adapted for absorption or secretion?

• synovial

• cutaneous

• mucous

• serous