40+ Applied Anatomy Of Pleura. It clothes each lung and lines the thoracic cavity. The pleural cavity, also known as the intrapleural space, contains pleural fluid secreted by the mesothelial cells.
The pleurae and lungs lie on either side of the mediastinum within the chest cavity each pleura has two parts:
Finally, clinical and subclinical injuries of the pleura appear to occur often. It extends from the superior thoracic aperture into the root of neck, forming a cup shaped pleural dome visceral pleura through pulmonary veins. The lungs, which is the organ for respiration is a paired cone shaped organs lying in the thoracic cavity separated from each other by the heart and. The fluid allows the layers to glide a number of conditions can cause injury to the pleura or undermine its function.