Types of Membranes in the Human Body

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What is the function of a bursa in relation to a synovial joint?

Connect tendons to muscles

Cover the outer layer of the body

Provide cushioning due to fluid-filled sacs (correct)

Help in nerve transmission

Which structure envelops tendons as they cross joints to allow smooth movement?

Synovial membranes

Bursa

Tendon sheaths (correct)

Meninges

What is the function of a cutaneous membrane in the human body?

Protect the internal organs

Envelope tendons for smooth movement

Act as the outer limiting membrane of the body (skin) (correct)

Create bursa around joints

Which of the following is NOT considered a serous membrane?

Dorsal body cavities Signup and view all the answers

In the context of human anatomy, what are meninges responsible for covering?

The brain and spinal cord Signup and view all the answers

What type of membrane lines a body cavity that opens directly to the outside?

Cutaneous Membrane Signup and view all the answers

Which type of membrane covers organs in a body cavity that does not open directly to the outside?

Serous Membrane Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of serous membranes in the body?

Reduce friction by secreting serous fluid Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a type of serous membrane based on its location?

Meninges Signup and view all the answers

Which serous membrane encloses the lungs?

Visceral Pleura Signup and view all the answers

What type of membrane lines the cavities of freely movable joints?

Synovial Membrane Signup and view all the answers

What are the two main categories of body cavities?

Dorsal and Ventral Signup and view all the answers

Which membrane encloses the heart?

Visceral pericardium Signup and view all the answers

How many pleural cavities are there in the thoracic cavity?

Two Signup and view all the answers

Types of Membranes in the Human Body

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Questions and Answers

What is the function of a bursa in relation to a synovial joint?

Which structure envelops tendons as they cross joints to allow smooth movement?

What is the function of a cutaneous membrane in the human body?

Which of the following is NOT considered a serous membrane?

In the context of human anatomy, what are meninges responsible for covering?

What type of membrane lines a body cavity that opens directly to the outside?

Which type of membrane covers organs in a body cavity that does not open directly to the outside?

What is the function of serous membranes in the body?

Which of the following is NOT a type of serous membrane based on its location?

Which serous membrane encloses the lungs?

What type of membrane lines the cavities of freely movable joints?

What are the two main categories of body cavities?

Which membrane encloses the heart?

How many pleural cavities are there in the thoracic cavity?

Which type of membrane is composed of thin layers of connective and epithelial tissues?

What separates the two pleural cavities in the thoracic cavity?

Which cavity encloses the lung in the thoracic cavity?

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