serous membranes line the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities and cover visceral organs. they are composed of thin sheets of epethelial tissue that lubricate, support, and compartmentalize visceral organs.
serous fluid is the watery lubricant they secrete.
serous membrane
Serous membraneA serous membrane also called the serosa is the type of membrane that lines cavities that do not open to the outside of the body.
Serous Membrane
Well, it is called a serous membrane. Each serous membrane has an additional, more specific, name, depending on its location: These would include:Parietal peritoneumVisceral peritoneumParietal pleuraVisceral pleuraParietal pericardiumVisceral pericardiumEpicardiumMessentaries
A serous membrane (or serosa)
Serosa is the medical term meaning serous membrane."serous membrane" and "the serous membrane"
serous membrane
serous membrane
Serous membraneA serous membrane also called the serosa is the type of membrane that lines cavities that do not open to the outside of the body.
Serous Membrane
Well, it is called a serous membrane. Each serous membrane has an additional, more specific, name, depending on its location: These would include:Parietal peritoneumVisceral peritoneumParietal pleuraVisceral pleuraParietal pericardiumVisceral pericardiumEpicardiumMessentaries
A serous membrane (or serosa)
Serous membrane
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The pleura is the serous membrane of the thoracic cavity.
Serous membrane
The parametrium