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Where Pleural space is located?
the small potential space between the parietal and visceral layers of the pleura.
What is the region between the lungs?
i think that your lungs would be dried out.
What body system is the pleura?
That is a good question! You have a pleura, that surround the lungs. You have inner and outer layers (visceral and parietal layers). Both are connected to each other. In fact you have a balloon, in which your lungs grow. You take out the air from the balloon and you get the pleura. So both the come together at the blood vessels and bronchi. The lungs are totally elastic organs and collapse to small ball, if air enters the pleura. This elasticity of lungs create the negative pressure in the pleura. The negative pressure in pleura keeps the lungs in expanded condition. You have little fluid in the pleura. This reduces the friction between the outer and inner layers of pleura.
What does the pleura space do?
The pleura space prevent the lungs from getting collapsed. The lungs are totally elastic organs and will collapse to very small ball, if air enters the pleura. You have little fluid and negative pressure in the pleura, to keep the lungs in expanded condition.
Is the visceral pleura superficial to the parietal pleura?
The visceral pleura is deep to the parietal pleura. The visceral is closer to the lungs.
What is the Pleural layer covering the lungs called?
Pleura covers the lungs. It has 2 folds- the visceral (inner) pleura and the parietal (outer) pleura.
Are lungs surrounded by pleura?
yes
What does the pleura membrane cover?
The lungs.
Thin film of lubricating serous fluid separates the parietal pleura from the?
Visceral pleura i.e. the pleura lining the lungs
What is the name of the serous membrane in closest proximity to the lungs?
visceral pleura
What is plueral space?
space between your inner and outer pleura tissues; located in your lungs. It contains a liquid that provides lubrication to keep the inner and outer pleura in sequence during respiration.
What is the membrane that lines the surface of the lungs?
the membrane on the surface of the lung is called the parietal pleura, but the membrance that lines the lungs themselves are called the visceral pleura.
