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  2. Serous fluid - Wikipedia

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    Serous membrane fluid collects on microvilli on the outer layer and acts as a lubricant and reduces friction from muscle movement. This can be seen in the lungs, with the pleural cavity. Pericardial fluid is a serous fluid secreted by the serous layer of the pericardium into the pericardial cavity. The pericardium consists of two layers, an ...

  3. Serous membrane - Wikipedia

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    Each serous membrane is composed of a secretory epithelial layer and a connective tissue layer underneath. The epithelial layer, known as mesothelium, consists of a single layer of avascular flat nucleated cells (simple squamous epithelium) which produce the lubricating serous fluid. This fluid has a consistency similar to thin mucus. These ...

  4. Seroma - Wikipedia

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    A seroma contains serous fluid. [1] This is composed of blood plasma that has seeped out of ruptured small blood vessels and the inflammatory fluid produced by injured and dying cells. [citation needed] Seromas are different from hematomas, which contain red blood cells, and abscesses, which contain pus and result from an infection.

  5. Fluid compartments - Wikipedia

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    A small amount of fluid, called transcellular fluid, does exist normally in such spaces. For example, the aqueous humor, the vitreous humor, the cerebrospinal fluid, the serous fluid produced by the serous membranes, and the synovial fluid produced by the synovial membranes are all transcellular fluids. They are all very important, yet there is ...

  6. Pleural cavity - Wikipedia

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    Pleural fluid is a serous fluid produced by the serous membrane covering normal pleurae. Most fluid is produced by the exudation in parietal circulation (intercostal arteries) via bulk flow and reabsorbed by the lymphatic system. [4] Thus, pleural fluid is produced and reabsorbed continuously.

  7. Mesothelium - Wikipedia

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    The mesothelium is composed of an extensive monolayer of specialized cells (mesothelial cells) that line the body's serous cavities and internal organs. The main purpose of these cells is to produce a lubricating fluid that is released between layers, [4] providing a slippery, non-adhesive, and protective surface to facilitate intracoelomic ...

  8. Woman, 34, says doctors ‘brushed off’ her symptoms. She had ...

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    “They found that there was fluid all around my abdomen, and that was the abdomen distension,” she says. “The doctor sat me down and said, ‘There is a lot of fluid in your abdomen that is ...

  9. Peritoneal fluid - Wikipedia

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    Peritoneal fluid is a serous fluid made by the peritoneum in the abdominal cavity which lubricates the surface of tissue that lines the abdominal wall and pelvic cavity. It covers most of the organs in the abdomen. An increased volume of peritoneal fluid is called ascites. Sampling of peritoneal fluid is generally performed by paracentesis.