MESOTHELIOMA MEANS

MESOTHELIOMA MEANS
mesothelioma is membrane that covers and protects most of the internal organs of the body. It is composed of two layers of cells. One layer immediately surrounds the organ, the other forms a sac around it. mesothelioma produces a lubricating fluid that is released between these layers, allowing moving organs to glide easily against adjacent structures.
mesothelioma has different names, depending upon its location in the body. Peritoneum is the mesothelial tissue that covers most of the organs in the abdominal cavity. Pleura is membrane that surrounds the lungs and lines, the wall of the chest cavity. pericardium covers and protects the heart.
mesothelial tissue surrounding the male internal reproductive organs is called the tunica vaginalis testis. tunica serosa uteri covers the internal reproductive organs in women.