Body Organization, Membranes, and Terminology

Name for membranes of the lungs

• pleura

• pericardium

• peritoneum

Name for membranes of the heart

• pleura

• pericardium

• peritoneum

Name for membranes of the abdominopelvic region

• pleura

• pericardium

• peritoneum

Which is the membrane that clings to the wall of the cavity (the outside layer)?

• serous

• visceral

• parietal

Which is the membrane that clings directly to the organs external surface (the inside layer)?

• serous

• visceral

• parietal

Which serous membrane that keeps the serous fluid around the abdominal cavity?

• parietal pleura

• visceral pleura

• parietal peritoneum

• visceral peritoneum

• parietal pericardium

Serous membrane covering the surface of the heart (directly).

• visceral pleura

• parietal pleura

• visceral pericardium

• parietal pericardium

The thoracic cavity and the abdominopelvic cavity are both contained within the _______ cavity.

• dorsal
• ventral
• cranial
• spinal

Name the cavity that houses the trachea, esophagus, major superior blood vessels of the heart, and the thymus gland.

• mediastinum

• abdominal

• pleural

• pericardial

• spinal