Membranes

Which membrane acts as the outer serous membrane surrounding the heart and helping to anchor and hold it in the thoracic cavity?

• Visceral Pericardium

• Visceral Peritoneum

• Visceral Pleura

• Parietal Pericardium

• Parietal Peritoneum

Which body membrane is found at movable joints like the shoulder, hip and knee, and works to protect the area where two bones come together?

• Cutaneous Membrane

• Mucous Membrane

• Serous Membrane

• Synovial Membrane

This skin layer helps to make up your cutaneous membrane.

• Epidermis

• Dermis

• Hypodermis (Subcutaneous Area)

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NGSS.MS-LS1-3

Which one of the following membranes is NOT an "inside membrane?"

• serous

• synovial

• meninges

• cutaneous

Which body membrane has two layers, the epidermis and dermis?

• meninges

• cutaneous

• serous

• synovial

serous membrane that clings to the wall of the cavity, outside layer

• serous

• visceral

• parietal

serous membrane that clings to the organs external surface, inside layer

• serous

• visceral

• parietal

What is the function of the synovial membrane?

• Surrounds and protects the joint, holding the bones together.

• Strong, elastic fibres that hold bones together and keeps them in place

• Strong but flexible material found at the end of the bones that acts as a cushion and reduces friction

• Produces synovial fluid which lubricates the joint.

Which one of the following places in the body would you expect to find mucous membranes?

• covering the heart

• surrounding the spinal cord

• respiratory tract

• around your knee

True or False? The cells in some mucous membranes are supplied with cilia that wave away foreign particles.

• True

• False