Human Tissues & Membranes

Which of the following is NOT a type of tissue in the body?

• Muscle

• Epithelial

• Cardio

• Nervous

Which membrane attaches to an organ?

• Parietal

• Pleural

• Peritoneal

• Visceral

Which membrane attaches to the lungs?

• Parietal Pleura

• Visceral Pleura

• Parietal Peritoneum

• Visceral Pericardium

Which membrane attaches to the wall of the abdominopelvic cavity?

• Parietal Pleural

• Visceral Peritoneum

• Visceral Pleural

• Parietal Peritoneum

Which membrane attaches to the wall of the thoracic cavity?

• Parietal Pleura

• Visceral Pleura

• Visceral Peritoneum

• Parietal Peritoneum

Which membrane attaches to the organs in the abdominopelvic cavity?

• Visceral peritoneum

• Parietal pleural

• Visceral pleural

• Visceral pericardium

Which membrane attaches to the heart?

• Parietal pericardium

• Visceral peritoneum

• Visceral pericardium

• Parietal pleura

What is the membrane that creates a sac around the outside of the heart and lines the mediastinum?

• Parietal pericardium

• Visceral pleural

• Visceral pericardium

• Parietal pleural

The space between the parietal and visceral membranes is filled with ________. This substance helps to lubricate and allows the organs to move.

• Fat

• Serous fluid

• Air

• Jello

What is another word for organs?

• Pleura

• Viscera

• Peritoneum

• Fibroblasts