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Chapter Assessment Lesson 3.1
Learning Key Terms and Concepts
Membranes surround and protect which of the following surfaces?
A. ball-and-socket synovial joints
B. internal cavities housing organs
C. cavities open the outside world
D. all of the above
E. none of the above
_____ line or cover the internal and external surfaces of the body.
The _____ line the body cavities that open to the exterior surfaces.
The mucous membranes line which of the following hollow organ tracts?
A. digestive tract
B. urinary tract
C. respiratory tract
D. all of the above
E. none of the above
True or False?
Mucous membranes tend to be dry.
A. True
B. False
Which type of membrane is composed only of connective tissue and includes no epithelial cells?
The pleura, pericardium, and peritoneum are all examples of which type of membranes?
True or False?
Cutaneous membrane is the name for what we know as skin.
A. True
B. False
True or False?
The visceral layer is the outer lining of each serous membrane.
A. True
B. False
True or False?
The epithelial membranes line or cover the internal surfaces of the body only.
A. True
B. False
True or False?
The body membranes surround and help to protect the body's surfaces.
A. True
B. False
Thinking Critically
Explain the main difference between a mucous membrane and a serous membrane. Discuss examples of both membrane types in your explanation.
Assume that someone challenges you when you tell them that skin is a membrane. Explain why they might think that but why they would be wrong.
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