The serous membrane in contact with the lung is the:

parietal pleura
visceral pleura
pulmonary mesentery
pulmonary mediastinum
none of the choices are correct


visceral pleura

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A) pleur/o B) pneum/o C) pneumon/o D) spir/o

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The four groups of organic compounds are ____________________, ____________________, ____________________, and ____________________ ____________________.?

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Pancreatic endocrine cells secrete all of the following except

A) insulin. B) amylase. C) growth hormone-inhibiting hormone (GH-IH). D) glucagon. E) pancreatic polypeptide.

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In general, water-soluble molecules diffuse through the ________; and lipid-soluble molecules diffuse through the ________.

A. membrane channels; membrane channels B. lipid bilayer; membrane channels C. membrane channels; lipid bilayer D. lipid bilayer; lipid bilayer E. None of the choices are correct.

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