Types of Membranes

What are the four types of membranes in the body?

• Serous membranes, Mucous membranes, Cutaneous membrane, Synovial membranes

• Serous membranes, Cartilaginous membranes, Cutaneous membrane, Synaptic membranes

• Mucous membranes, Cartilaginous membranes, Cutaneous membrane, Synovial membranes

• Serous membranes, Mucous membranes, Epidermal membrane, Synovial membranes

Which type of membrane lines the digestive, respiratory, urinary, and reproductive tracts and is coated with the secretions of mucous glands?

• Mucous membranes

• Serous membranes

• Cutaneous membranes

• Synovial membranes

Which type of membrane lines body cavities closed to the exterior of the body, such as the peritoneal, pleural, and pericardial cavities?

• Serous membranes

• Mucous membranes

• Synovial membranes

• Cutaneous membranes

Which type of membrane covers the body surface (skin)?

• Cutaneous membrane

• Serous membrane

• Mucous membrane

• Synovial membrane

Which type of membrane lines joint cavities and produces the fluid within the joint?

• Synovial membranes

• Mucous membranes

• Serous membranes

• Cutaneous membranes

What type of cavities do serous membranes line?

• Cavities that open to the outside

• Cavities that do not open to the outside (thoracic and abdominal cavities)

• Only cranial cavities

• Only pelvic cavities

Serous membranes consist of ________ epithelium and a layer of areolar connective tissue.

• simple squamous

• stratified cuboidal

• pseudostratified columnar

• transitional

Which of the following is NOT an example of a serous membrane?

• Pleura

• Pericardium

• Peritoneum

• Epidermis

Fill in the blank: The serous membrane that surrounds the lungs is called the ________.

• pleura

• pericardium

• peritoneum

• meninges

Which cavity is labeled as containing the pleural and pericardial cavities?

• Cranial cavity

• Thoracic cavity

• Abdominal cavity

• Pelvic cavity