_____________, _____________, and _____________, are three types of epithelial membranes. cutaneous, serous, mucous epithelial membranes are usually composed of two distinct layers: the epithelial layer and the supportive layer called the _____________. basement membrane the membrane lining the interior of the chest wall is called the __________. parietal pleura the membrane covering the organs of the abdomen is called the_________. visceral peritoneum the connective tissue membrane that lines the space between bone and joint capsule is called________________. synovial membrane the two main layers of the epidermis of the skin are the _______and the __________ stratum corneum stratum germinativum as new skin cells approach the surface of the skin, their cytoplasm is replaced by a unique waterproof protein called____________. keratin the upper region of the dermis forms projections called ____________that forms unique fingerprints.