Body Membranes of the Integumentary System

A sheet of tissue that works to protect a structure, cover a surface, or line a cavity is called a ________.

• Film

• Membrane

• Coating

• Diaphragm

Which of the following membranes is not made up of epithelial tissue?

• Cutaneous Membrane

• Mucous Membrane

• Serous Membrane

• Synovial Membrane

Which of the following membranes is your body's outer covering?

• Cutaneous Membrane

• Mucous Membrane

• Serous Membrane

• Synovial Membrane

Which of the following membranes covers your vital organs within the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities.

• Cutaneous Membrane

• Mucous Membrane

• Serous Membrane

• Synovial Membrane

Which of the following membranes in your body is composed of wet, sticky tissue.

• Cutaneous Membrane

• Mucous Membrane

• Serous Membrane

• Synovial Membrane

Which of the following membranes in your body lines open cavities that are exposed to the outside world?

• Cutaneous Membrane

• Mucous Membrane

• Serous Membrane

• Synovial Membrane

Which of the following membranes in your body is made up of keratinized, stratified squamous tissue?

• Cutaneous Membrane

• Mucous Membrane

• Serous Membrane

• Synovial Membrane

This body membrane has goblet cells that produce a wet, sticky substance used to trap debris and dust particles.

• Cutaneous Membrane

• Mucous Membrane

• Serous Membrane

• Synovial Membrane

When you get a paper cut on your finger, which membrane is damaged?

• Cutaneous Membrane

• Mucous Membrane

• Serous Membrane

• Synovial Membrane

Which serous membrane works to surround and protect your heart?

• Pericardium

• Pleura

• Peritoneum