Body Membranes and Tissues

Which of the following membranes is confined to the thoracic cavity? 

• meninges
• peritoneum
• synovial membranes
• pleurae

Mucous membrane:

• forms the pleurae.
• forms the peritoneal membranes.
• lines the respiratory tract.
• is a type of connective tissue membrane.

Which of the following does not appear in the thoracic cavity?

• serous membranes
• pleural membranes
• serous fluid
• peritoneal membrane

Simple squamous epithelium is a single layer of cube-shaped cells.

• True
• False

Cartilage is a type of connective tissue.

• True
• False

The membrane that surrounds the heart

• pericardium
• peritoneum
• pleural
• visceral

The membrane that lines the thoracic cavity and surrounds each lung

• cutaneous
• peritoneum
• pleural
• visceral

The three types of muscle tissue are

• skeletal, smooth, and cardiac
• dense, loose, and striated
• squamous, cuboidal, and columnar
• skeletal, smooth, and connective

What is a group of similar cells?

• Tissue 
• Organ
• Cell group
• Organ system

What is a group of similar tissues?

• Tissue 
• Organ
• Cell group
• Organ system