Pleura are thin layers of smooth epithelium that make up the pleural tissue that lines the inner surface of the walls of the chest. The two layers of the pleura are in contact and slide over one another as the lungs expand and contract. A small amount of pleural fluid found in the thoracic cavity serves as a lubricant, reducing friction as the tissues rub against each other. Pleura are thin layers of smooth epithelium that make up the pleural tissue that lines the inner surface of the walls of the chest. The two layers of the pleura are in contact and slide over one another as the lungs expand and contract. A small amount of pleural fluid found in the thoracic cavity serves as a lubricant, reducing friction as the tissues rub against each other.
The innermost layer of the pleura is known as the visceral pleura. This thin membrane covers the surface of the lungs and is in close contact with the lung tissue.
Visceral pleura. The parietal pleura surrounds the outside of the lung. When you are dissecting, the parietal pleura is the layer of lung that you remove. It is difficult to remove the visceral pleura, but not impossible.
The visceral pleura is deep to the parietal pleura. The visceral is closer to the lungs.
The membrane lining on the lung is the visceral pleura and the membrane lining the inside of the chest cavity is the parietal pleura.
Visceral pleura. The parietal pleura surrounds the outside of the lung. When you are dissecting, the parietal pleura is the layer of lung that you remove. It is difficult to remove the visceral pleura, but not impossible.
The pleura are part of the respiratory system. The pleura are the membranous coverings of each lung.
A Pleura is the lung cover.
Visceral Pleura
The innermost layer of the pleura is known as the visceral pleura. It is a thin membrane that covers the lungs and attaches to the surface of the lungs.
The plural form of the noun 'pleura' is pleurae.
Visceral pleura i.e. the pleura lining the lungs
parietal pleura: outer fold of the pleura lying closest to the ribs