pleura - the thin serous membrane around the lungs and inner walls of the chest

tissue layer, membrane - a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects organs or cells of animals

peritoneum - a transparent membrane that lines the abdominal cavity in mammals and covers most of the viscera

endocardium - the membrane that lines the cavities of the heart and forms part of the heart valves

pericardium - a double-layered serous membrane that surrounds the heart

epicardium, visceral pericardium - the innermost of the two layers of the pericardium

parietal pericardium - the tough outermost layer of the pericardium that is attached to the diaphragm and the sternum