Detailed Instructions: In this task, we ask you to rewrite a sentence in simple English without changing its general meaning. Essentially, you want to make the sentence easier to read by using simpler words, utilizing more straightforward sentence structures, and omitting non-essential information etc.
Q: The serous membrane covering the heart and lining the mediastinum is referred to as the pericardium , the serous membrane lining the thoracic cavity and surrounding the lungs is referred to as the pleura , and that lining the abdominopelvic cavity and the viscera is referred to as the peritoneum .
A:
The serous membrane covering the heart and lining the is called the pericardium , the serous membrane lining the and surrounding the lungs is called the pleura , and that lining the and the viscera is called the .