serous membrane in dogs

Multi-tissue structure that is comprised of a secretory epithelial layer (mesothelium) and a connective tissue layer. Every claim on this page comes from the Leumas anatomy graph and carries its source.

What the serous membrane is

Multi-tissue structure that is comprised of a secretory epithelial layer (mesothelium) and a connective tissue layer. The atlas records it as a tissue at the tissue scale in the dog.

Where the serous membrane is

This dataset records no region or system for it. No positional evidence of any kind. Drawn outside the body so it can still be found and counted, never inside it.

What the serous membrane connects to

The atlas records 20 typed relationships for it, across 5 kinds of connection. part of organ.

Supply and innervation

This dataset asserts no arterial supply, venous drainage or innervation for the serous membrane. Only a minority of structures carry those edges here, so an empty answer means nothing has been recorded — not that there is nothing to record.

Also called

Also recorded as tunica serosa, wall of serous sac and serosa. Searching any of those names reaches this page.

Source

Uberon multi-species anatomy ontology (Mungall et al.), CC BY 4.0. Term UBERON:0000042, version 2026-06-19, retrieved 2026-08-24. Licence: CC-BY-4.0.

• Part of: organ.
• A kind of: anatomical entity and anatomical structure.
• subtype: gallbladder serosa, gastrointestinal system serosa, mesentery, peritoneum, pleura and serosa of esophagus, and 4 more.
• contains: connective tissue, mesothelium, parietal serous membrane, visceral peritoneum, visceral pleura and visceral serous pericardium.
• Develops from: mesoderm.

Questions

Where is the serous membrane?

This dataset records no region or system for it. No positional evidence of any kind. Drawn outside the body so it can still be found and counted, never inside it.

What does the serous membrane connect to?

Part of: organ.

Is the serous membrane the same in other species?

This page describes the dog. The human record of the same structure sits beside it on /compare, over one shared model rather than two atlases built separately.