Serous membranes line and enclose several body cavities where they secrete a lubricating fluid which reduces friction from muscle movement. Serous membranes are responsible for secreting serous fluids. Some organs that have serous membranes are the uterus, stomach, pericardium (the area that surrounds the heart), the pleural cavity (the area that surrounds the lungs) and the paritoneal cavity (the cavity that lines the abdominal organs).
Meriwether Lewis died at age 35. Meriwether Lewis was serving as governor of Missouri Territory in 1809 (just 3 years after the expedition ended). Lewis, a troubled individu â¦ al, was not suited for the bureaucratic life and found himself deep amongst petty and jealous administrators.
Sinclair Lewis Biography Bookmark this page Manage My Reading List On January 10, 1951, Sinclair Lewis died in a clinic on the outskirts of Rome, less than a month before his sixty-sixth birthday. In thirty-seven years, he had written twenty-one novels, many short stories, a few plays, and some poetry on varied themes.