- The
mesothelium is a
membrane composed of
simple squamous epithelial cells of
mesodermal origin,
which forms the
lining of
several body cavities: the...
-
layer is the endoderm. The
mesoderm forms mesenchyme,
mesothelium and coelomocytes.
Mesothelium lines coeloms.
Mesoderm forms the
muscles in a process...
-
digestive tract and
other organs. In some animals, it is
lined with
mesothelium. In
other animals, such as molluscs, it
remains undifferentiated. In...
- signalling. The ba****t
membrane sits
between epithelial tissues including mesothelium and endothelium, and the
underlying connective tissue. As seen with the...
- intra-abdominal (or coelomic) organs, and is
composed of a
layer of
mesothelium supported by a thin
layer of
connective tissue. This
peritoneal lining...
- and
lining lymphatic vessels as
lymphatic endothelium.
Another type,
mesothelium,
forms the
walls of the pericardium, pleurae, and peritoneum.[citation...
-
mesothelium may also form
radial and
circular muscles on the septa, and
circular muscles around the
blood vessels and gut.
Parts of the
mesothelium,...
- retroperitoneal:
intraperitoneal organs are
covered in
serosa (a
layer of
mesothelium, the
visceral peritoneum)
retroperitoneal organs are
covered in adventitia...
- The
serous membrane (or serosa) is a
smooth epithelial membrane of
mesothelium lining the
contents and
inner walls of body cavities,
which secrete serous...
- semi-rigid,
while the
serous pericardium is
quite pliable. The same
mesothelium that
constitutes the
serous pericardium also
covers the
heart as the...
