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Undergraduate 1
06/26/2010
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Term
membrane
 Definition
thin tissue layer surrounding the body part
Term
serous membrane
 Definition
cavity lining membranes that secrete a watery fluid
Term
serosa
 Definition
serous membrane
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pleural membranes
 Definition
membranes associated with the lungs
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pericardial membranes
 Definition
membranes associated with the heart
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peritoneal membranes
 Definition
membranes associated with the adominal cavity
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peritoneum
 Definition
peritoneal membranes
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parietal
 Definition
forming or situated on a body wall
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visceral
 Definition
pertaining to the organs
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mesentery
 Definition
peritoneal folds that attach abdominal organs to the abdominal wall
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somatotype
 Definition
body structure
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endomorph
 Definition
fat body type
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mesomorph
 Definition
heavily muscled body type
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ectomorph
 Definition
thin body type
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