The serous membrane lining the abdominal cavity is the
A) pleura.
B) peritoneum.
C) pericardium.
D) periosteum.
E) perichondrium.
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Question 2) The reduction of friction between the parietal and visceral surfaces of an internal cavity is the function of
A) cutaneous membranes.
B) mucous membranes.
C) serous membranes.
D) synovial membranes.
E) the lamina propria.
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Question 3) Which of the following membranes covers the surface of visceral organs?
A) synovial
B) plasma
C) serous
D) cutaneous
E) mucous
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Question 4) Which of the following membranes line cavities that communicate with the exterior of the body?
A) mucous
B) serous
C) cutaneous
D) synovial
E) pleural
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Question 5) Tissue membranes combine
A) muscle and connective tissue.
B) neural and epithelial tissue.
C) epithelial and connective tissue.
D) neural and muscle tissue.
E) epithelial and muscle tissue.
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Question 6) The loose connective tissue component of a mucous membrane is called the
A) lamina densa.
B) basal lamina.
C) areolar lamina.
D) lamina propria.
E) mucina lamina.
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Question 7) Epithelia and connective tissues combine to form ________ that cover and protect other structures and tissues in the body.
A) fasciae
B) aponeuroses
C) organ capsules
D) cutaneous layers
E) tissue membranes
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Question 8) Tendons and ligaments attach to the ________ of bone.
A) osteocytes
B) lacunae
C) periosteum
D) calcium phosphate
E) central canals
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Question 9) Unlike cartilage, bone
A) is a connective tissue.
B) has a matrix that contains collagen.
C) undergoes remodeling throughout life.
D) has an outer covering.
E) has cells within lacunae.
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Question 10) Chondrocytes are to cartilage as osteocytes are to
A) blood.
B) epithelium.
C) fat.
D) bone.
E) neural tissue.
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