The serous membrane that lines the thoracic cavity is the ________.

A) parietal pleura
B) visceral pleura
C) parietal peritoneum
D) parietal pericardium
E) visceral pericardium

Parietal Pleura

The outer layer of the pleura that lines the inner wall of the thoracic cavity.

Visceral Pleura

A thin membrane that closely covers the lungs' outer surface, part of the double-layered pleura of the thoracic cavity.

Parietal Peritoneum

The outer layer of the peritoneum that lines the abdominal wall.