Mucous Membranes
This organ uses mucus as a protective barrier for the respiratory tract
What is a nose?
These membranes line ______ that do not open directly to the outside
What are body cavities?
Synovial fluid reduces _____ in joints
What is friction?
Meninges cover the _____ and ______
What are the brain and spinal cord?
The cutaneous membrane is _______
What is the skin?
Contain ____ cells that secrete mucus.
What are goblet cells?
Serous fluid reduces _____ between organs and cavities
What is friction?
Synovial membranes line the cavities of freely moveable ______
What are joints?
The main job of meninges is to ______
What is protect?
The outer layer of the skin
What is the epidermis?
Simple columnar cells have ________ to help move mucus.
What is cilia?
This serous membrane surrounds the heart
What is the pericardium?
Synovial membranes do not contain a layer of ______
What is epithelium?
The space that contains cerebrospinal fluid
What is the subarachnoid space?
The underlying layer of the cutaneous membrane
What is the dermis?
Examples include the ______, _______, and ______ tracts
respiratory, excretory, and reproductive tracts
Layer of serous membranes that covers organs
What is visceral membrane?
The synovial membrane secretes fluid into a _____ allowing it to move freely
What is a synovial joint?
The three layers of meninges are ______, ______, and _________
What are the pia mater, arachnoid, and dura mater.
The cutaneous membrane is a part of the body system
What is the integumentary system?
Mucus helps trap _____ which cause cancer
What are pathogens?
This kind of serous membrane is found in the abdominopelvic cavity
What is the peritoneum?
Inflammation of the synovial membrane is called ______
What is synovitis?
The delicate most inner layer
What is the pia mater?
These cells make up the epidermis
What are keratinized squamous epithelial cells?