#serous_membrane__serosa a thin membrane lining the closed cavities of the body; has two layers with a space between that is filled with serous fluid
supertype: tissue_layer__membrane a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects organs or cells of animals
subtype: pleura the thin serous membrane around the lungs and inner walls of the chest
subtype: parietal_pleura pleura that lines the inner chest walls and covers the diaphragm
subtype: visceral_pleura pleura that covers the lungs
subtype: peritoneum a transparent membrane that lines the abdominal cavity in mammals and covers most of the viscera
subtype: mesentery a double layer of peritoneum that attaches to the back wall of the abdominal cavity and supports the small intestines
subtype: mesocolon mesentery that holds the lower colon the back abdominal wall
subtype: omentum a fold of peritoneum supporting the viscera
subtype: greater_omentum__greateromentum__gastrocolic_omentum__gastrocolicomentum__caul part of the peritoneum attached to the stomach and to the colon and covering the intestines
subtype: lesser_omentum a part of the peritoneum attached to the stomach and liver and supporting the hepatic vessels
subtype: endocardium the membrane that lines the cavities of the heart and forms part of the heart valves
subtype: pericardium a double-layered serous membrane that surrounds the heart
subtype: epicardium__visceral_pericardium the innermost of the two layers of the pericardium
subtype: parietal_pericardium the tough outermost layer of the pericardium that is attached to the diaphragm and the sternum
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