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What is the function of a bursa in relation to a synovial joint?
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?
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?
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?
Which of the following is NOT considered a serous membrane?
In the context of human anatomy, what are meninges responsible for covering?
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?
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?
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?
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 of the following is NOT a type of serous membrane based on its location?
Which serous membrane encloses the lungs?
Which serous membrane encloses the lungs?
What type of membrane lines the cavities of freely movable joints?
What type of membrane lines the cavities of freely movable joints?
What are the two main categories of body cavities?
What are the two main categories of body cavities?
Which membrane encloses the heart?
Which membrane encloses the heart?
How many pleural cavities are there in the thoracic cavity?
How many pleural cavities are there in the thoracic cavity?
Which type of membrane is composed of thin layers of connective and epithelial tissues?
Which type of membrane is composed of thin layers of connective and epithelial tissues?
What separates the two pleural cavities in the thoracic cavity?
What separates the two pleural cavities in the thoracic cavity?
Which cavity encloses the lung in the thoracic cavity?
Which cavity encloses the lung in the thoracic cavity?
