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The pericardium is the sac-like membrane surrounding the heart in the fetal pig, as well as in humans.
The pleura cover and protect the lungs in a fetal pig.
the rib cage
Pig lungs.
Membrane covered organelles.
The name of the membrane that covers the organs of the abdomen in a fetal pig is the peritoneum membrane.
The name of the membrane that covers the organs of the abdomen in a fetal pig is the peritoneum membrane.
The pleural cavity (with an outside pleural membrane) surrounds both the pleural and pericardial cavities. The fetal pig tissues are thin and easily cut. The parietal pleura is a serous membrane which surrounds the lungs. It is like a thin film, and can be somewhat difficult to remove and isolate. The parietal pleura is on the thoracic cavity wall.
Lungs collect oxygen.
The pig has not yet used the lungs to breathe, so therefore they lungs have not been inflated and filled with air.
The pleural membrane.
Pleural Membrane