types of fluid, membranes, and cavities in body
exists and is an alternate of . The four types of membranes are: 1) cutaneous membranes; 2) serous membranes; 3) mucous membranes; and 4) synovial membranes. Mucous membranes are tissues that line body cavities or canals such as the throat, nose, mouth, urethra, rectum, and vagina.
c) Synovial membranes Lines cavities of joints Secretes synovial fluid to lubricate ends of bones so they move freely â in rheumatoid arthritis this membrane becomes thickened and inflamed therefore restricting movement and making movement painful d) Meninges Protective covering for brain and spinal cord in dorsal cavity
Serous Membrane Serous Membrane is composed of a layer simple squamous epithelium resting on a thin layer of areolar connective tissue. The Serous membranes line body cavities that are closed to the exterior. Serous membrane occurs in pairs. The parietal layer lines a specific portion of the wall of the ventral body cavity. It folds in on itself to form the visceral layer, which then converts the outside of the organs in that cavity. These layers are separated by a scanty amount of thin, clear fluid, called serous fluid, which is secreted by both membranes.