Parietal pleura

Parietal pleura

Infobox Anatomy
Name = Parietal pleura
Latin = pleura parietalis
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Caption = A transverse section of the thorax, showing the contents of the middle and the posterior mediastinum. The pleural and pericardial cavities are exaggerated since normally there is no space between parietal and visceral pleura and between pericardium and heart.


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The portion of the pleura external to the pulmonary pleura lines the inner surface of the chest wall, covers the diaphragm, and is reflected over the structures occupying the middle of the thorax; this portion is termed the parietal pleura.

The parietal pleura is attached to the wall of the thoracic cavity and innervated by the intercostal nerves

ee also

* Visceral pleura

External links

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* - "X-ray, chest, posteroanterior view"
* - "Transverse section through lung"
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* [http://dept.kent.edu/biology/courses/60495/PLEURA.gifDiagram at kent.edu]


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