Membranes Quiz 9/18- TUES

What is another name for skin?

• Pericardium

• Cutaneous membrane

• Synovial fluid

• Pleura

Which membrane lines the abdominal cavity?

• Mucous membrane

• Peritoneum

• Pleura

• Synovial membrane

Which membrane surrounds the lungs?

• Pericardium

• Pleura

• Synovial membrane

• Cutaneous membrane

What is the function of serous fluid?

• It lines the synovial joint cavity

• It acts as a lubricant between parietal and visceral membranes

• It encases the heart

• It lines the abdominal cavity

Which membrane lines body cavities that open to the outside world?

• Serous membranes

• Mucous membranes

• Synovial membranes

• Peritoneum

Which membranes are thin sheets of tissue that line body cavities closed to the outside world?

• Serous membranes

• Mucous membranes

• Synovial membranes

• Epithelial membranes

What is the definition of membranes in general?

• Thin sheets or layers of pliable tissue

• The lining of the synovial joint cavity

• The membrane that surrounds the lungs

• Another name for skin

Which membrane is a thin sheet of tissue that lines the body's internal and external surfaces?

• Synovial membrane

• Epithelial membrane

• Pericardium

• Pleura

What is another name for the cutaneous membrane?

• The membrane lining the abdominal cavity

• Thin sheets of tissue that line the body's internal and external surfaces

• The membrane encasing the heart

• Another name for skin

What are epithelial membranes?

• The lining of the synovial joint cavity that makes synovial fluid

• Thin sheets of tissue that line the body's internal and external surfaces

• The membrane that surrounds the lungs

• A thin, clear liquid which acts as a lubricant between parietal and visceral membranes