Quick Check | Skin & Body Mem

Select the one FALSE statement about mucous and serous membranes.

• The epithelial type is the same in all serous membranes, but there are different epithelial types in different mucous membranes

• Serous membranes line closed body cavities, whereas mucous membranes line body cavities open to the outside

• Serous membranes always produce serous fluid, and mucous membranes always secrete mucus

• Body membranes contain an epithelium plus a layer of loose connective tissue

1. Boundaries - Cover surfaces

2. Support- Lines body cavities

3. Cushioning- Forms protective sheets around organs

4. Lubrication- Secretion, absorption and lubrication

• Membranes

• Functions of body membranes

• Four types of epithelial membranes

• Two types of body membranes

1. Cutaneous membrane

2. Mucous membranes

3. Serous membranes

4. Synovial membrane

• Membranes

• Functions of body membranes

• Four types of epithelial membranes

• Two types of body membranes

The skin; composed of epidermal and dermal layers

• Serous membrane

• Mucous membrane

• 3 P's of serous membrane

• Cutaneous membrane

Membrane that secretes mucus that lubricates the surface of organs and keeps them moist.

• Serous membrane

• Mucous membrane

• 3 P's of serous membrane

• Cutaneous membrane

It is a membranous sac around the heart

• synovial membrane

• Pleura

• Pericardium

• Peritoneum

The lining of a joint that secretes synovial fluid into the joint space.

• synovial membrane

• Pleura

• Pericardium

• Peritoneum

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The largest organ of the human body is the:

• liver

• skin

• lungs

• heart

Which of the following is not a function of the skin

• Protection

• Temperature

• Excretion

• Transportation

What is the top layer of the skin called?

• Dermis

• Subcutaneous layer

• Epidermis

• Matrix