Body Membranes
Composed of epithelial tissue and an underlying layer of connective tissue
What is epithelial tissue
Inflammation of the serous membranes in the abdominal cavity that line the walls and cover the abdominal organs
What is peritonitis
Parietal and visceral layers line walls of thoracic cavity and cover the lungs
What is pleura
Pink flush indicates increased blood volume or
Small bumps that help stabilize the junction
What is dermal papillae
Composed largely of various types of connective tissue
What is connective tissue
Lines wall of body cavity
What is parietal
Outermost and thinnest primary layer of skin and composed of several layers of stratified squamous epithelium
What is Epidermis
Bluish color of skin indicates
Caused by breakdown of union between cells or primary layers of skin
What are blisters
Do not contain epithelial components, but produce a lubricant called synovial fluid
What is connective tissue membranes
Covers organs within body cavity
What is visceral
Innermost (deepest) layer of cells that continually reproduce and new cells move toward the surface
What is stratum germinativum
Amount and type of _________, determined by genes, help determine basic skin color
What is melanin
Deeper and thicker of the two primary skin lawyers and composed largely of connective tissue
What is dermis
Line body surfaces that open directly to the exterior and produce mucus
What is mucous membranes
Parietal and visceral layers line a fibrous sac around the heart and a visceral layer covers the heart wall
What is pericardium
As cells approach the surface they are filled with a tough, waterproof protein called
What is keratin
Sunlight promotes additional
What is pigmentation
Upper papillary layer of dermis characterized by parallel rows of tiny bumps called
What are dermal papillae
Inflammation of the serous membranes that line the chest cavity and cover the lungs
What is pleurisy
Parietal and visceral layers line walls of abdominal cavity and cover the organs in that cavity
What is peritoneum
Outermost layer of keratin-filled cells
What is stratum coreum
Gluelike layer between the dermis and epidermis
_______ and ________ in dermis form latter unique to each individual
What are ridges and grooves