differentiate between mucous and serous membranes

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Difference between mucus and serous membranes
Mucus membrane	Serous membrane
Lines the body cavities and tubes that open up to outside	Line the body cavities that does not open up to outside
Secretes thick substances called mucus	secretes thin and watery fluid called serous fluid
Contains single layer	contains double layer and fluid in-between
Single mucus layer	contains parietal layer lines body and visceral membrane covers organ
Mucus has function of trapping the dust and debris and also keeps the membrane soft and moist	serous fluid has function of prevents the friction when the organ moves
Inflammation produces more mucus	serous membrane itself get infection
Has the stratified squamous epithelium contains goblets cells in-between	epithelial sheet is a simple squamous cells layer
Examples are membranes that lines respiratory tubes, GI tract	Examples are membranes that lines lungs(pluera), heart(pericardium), abdomen (peritoneam)

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