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The outer layer of a serous membrane?

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What is serous membrane associated with the lungs?

The outer layer of a serous membrane is called the parietal layer and is always attached to the surrounding tissues. The inner layer is called the visceral layer and is firmly attached to the organ it covers


Outer layer of the serous membrane that covers each testis is called?

tunica albuginea


What membrane has parietal and visceral layer?

serous membrane


What is the visceral membrane?

The visceral membrane is a type of serous membrane, which covers the outer layer of organs (such as the intestines). It secretes small amounts of a serous fluid, which reduces friction between organs and other structures.


What serous membrane that covers abdominal organs is called?

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


What is the layer that lines a cavity wall?

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What are the two layers of the serous membrane?

The serous membrane contains the epithelial layer and the connective tissue layer. The epithelial layer produces cells that produce lubricating serious fluid. The Connective tissue later houses blood vessels and nerves and serves as the "binding layer" for the serous membrane to adhere to organs and other structures in the body.


The layer of the heart that is the same as the cardiac serous membrane is?

epicardium


What is the serous membrane that is the external layer of a GI tract organ?

Because internal organs are called viscera, the portion of the serous membrane that attached to an organ is called the visceral layer.


What is the stiff outer layer that surrounds the outer layer of the cell membrane?

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What double-layer sheets of the serous membrane support the vicera?

peritoneum


What Membrane always simple squamous epithelium?

This is a cell layer of epithelial tissue which is composed of cells which are wider than they are tall. The 'simple' means its one cell layer thick and the 'squamous' means the cells are wider than they are tall. Examples of areas where this type of cell layer include the outer surface of most body organs, the vascular system and the bowmans capsule in the kidney.