Different Names of Mesothelium

The mesothelium has different names, depending on its location in the body:

· The peritoneum is the mesothelial tissue that covers most of the organs in the abdominal cavity.

· The pleura is the membrane that surrounds the lungs and lines the wall of the chest cavity. This is also called thoracic cavity.

· The pericardium covers and protects the heart.

· The mesothelial tissue surrounding the male internal reproductive organs is called the tunica vaginalis testis.

· The tunica serosa uteri covers the internal reproductive organs in women.

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