serosa

Noun
  1. A thin membrane lining the closed cavities of the body;
    Has two layers with a space between that is filled with serous fluid (synset 105613699)
    is a type of: membrane, tissue layer - a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants
    subtypes:
    • pleura - the thin serous membrane around the lungs and inner walls of the chest
    • peritoneum - a transparent membrane that lines the abdominal cavity in mammals and covers most of the viscera
    • endocardium - the membrane that lines the cavities of the heart and forms part of the heart valves
    • pericardium - a serous membrane with two layers that surrounds the heart
    • epicardium, visceral pericardium - the innermost of the two layers of the pericardium
    • parietal pericardium - the tough outermost layer of the pericardium that is attached to the diaphragm and the sternum
    same as: serous membrane

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