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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.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 7y agoThe pleura are two thin layers of tissue that protect and cushion the lungs.
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∙ 13y agoThere are four major classifications of tissue: epithelial tissue, muscle tissue, nervous tissue and connective tissue. Pleura belongs to the class of connective tissue.
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∙ 9y agoThe thoracic cavity in the respiratory system is where the pleura is located.
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∙ 11y agoparietal and visceral? respiratory.
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Innermost layer of the pleura is known as?
Visceral pleura
Autonomic nervous system nerve serving the thoracic region?
visceral pleura
How does pleura and lymph between the two layers protect the respiratory system?
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The outer fold of pleura lying closest to the ribs?
parietal pleura: outer fold of the pleura lying closest to the ribs
What is between the parietal pleura and the visceral pleura?
The difference between these two pleura is that the parietal pleura is the outtermost covering of the lung which is adhered to the inner thoracic wall, while the visceral pleura is the lining which is directly adhered to the lung itself. The space between these two pleuras is know as the pleual cavity.
Which system does pleura go?
The pleura are part of the respiratory system. The pleura are the membranous coverings of each lung.
What organ system protects underlying organs from drying out?
The body system that protects underlying organs from drying out is the integumentary system. This system also protects underlying organs from mechanical damage.
Innermost layer of the pleura is known as?
Visceral pleura
What is pleurisy disease in respiratory system with full detail?
inflammation of the pleura
Makes up the pleura and pericardium?
The serous membrane lines certain cavities in the body. It makes up the pleura, which lines the chest cavity, and the pericardium, which covers the heart.
Autonomic nervous system nerve serving the thoracic region?
visceral pleura
How does pleura and lymph between the two layers protect the respiratory system?
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How does pleura and lymph between the two layers protects the respiratory system?
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Change pleura from a singular to plural or vice versa?
The noun pleura is the singular form as a word for a membrane that envelopes the lungs of mammals.The plural noun is pleurae.The noun pleura is the plural form as a word for an insect body part.The singular noun is pleuron.
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 membrane covering the lung and chest cavity?
The membrane lining on the lung is the visceral pleura and the membrane lining the inside of the chest cavity is the parietal pleura.
What part of the human body is directly attached to the human lungs?
The visceral pleura (a thin membrane protecting the lungs) is attached directly to them. There is another pleura on the outside of this (attached to the thoracic cavity), it is called the parietal pleura, between them is a serous fluid that acts as a sort of cushion.
