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Which type of membrane lines the wall of the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities?
Serous Membrane
What is the potential space between the parietal and visceral pleural membranes called?
Pleural Cavity
Which membrane covers the lungs?
Visceral Pleura
What is the fibrous outer membrane around the heart called?
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Which membrane lines the wall of the abdominal cavity?
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What is the potential space between the parietal and visceral pericardial membranes called?
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Which membrane covers each organ in the abdominopelvic cavity?
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How many layers do serous membranes consist of?
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Which system is responsible for protecting tissues, regulating body temperature, supporting sensory receptors, and aiding in excretion?
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Which system provides a framework, protects soft tissues, provides attachment sites for muscles, produces blood cells, and stores inorganic salts?
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Which system causes movement, maintains posture, and produces body heat?
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Which system detects changes, receives and interprets sensory information, and stimulates muscles and glands?
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Which system consists of glands that secrete hormones to control metabolic activities of body structures?
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Which system moves blood through blood vessels and transports substances throughout the body?
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Which system returns tissue fluid to the blood, carries certain absorbed food molecules, and defends the body against infection?
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Which system receives, breaks down, and absorbs food, and eliminates unabsorbed material?
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Which system is responsible for the intake and output of air, and the exchange of gases between air and blood?
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Which system removes wastes from the blood, maintains water and electrolyte balance, and stores and transports urine?
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