Paries (Noun)
Meaning
(anatomy) a layer (a lining or membrane) that encloses a structure; "stomach walls".
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
Examples
- The muscular layer of the stomach walls forms an inner and outer paries with different muscle orientations.
- The uterine paries consists of three distinct layers - the perimetrium, myometrium, and endometrium.
- A fibrous paries connecting the lung to the chest wall provides further support and protection.
- Each chamber of the heart is lined with a serous paries - the epicardium for the outer layer and the endocardium for the inner layer.
- The paries of the bladder, surrounding the lumen, provides support and protection to the surrounding organs.