Visceral pleura 4999913 166479944 2007-10-23T10:00:30Z Arcadian 104523 infobox {{Infobox Anatomy | Name = Pulmonary pleura | Latin = pleura visceralis, pleura pulmonalis | GraySubject = 238 | GrayPage = 1087 | Image = Gray968.png | Caption = A transverse section of the [[thorax]], showing the contents of the middle and the posterior [[mediastinum]]. The [[pleural cavity|pleural]] and [[pericardial cavity|pericardial cavities]] are exaggerated since normally there is no space between parietal and visceral pleura and between [[pericardium]] and [[heart]]. | Image2 = | Caption2 = | System = | Artery = | Vein = | Nerve = [[pulmonary plexus]] | Lymph = | Precursor = | MeshName = | MeshNumber = | DorlandsPre = p_24 | DorlandsSuf = 12646806 | }} Each [[lung]] is invested by an exceedingly delicate serous membrane, the [[pleura]], which is arranged in the form of a closed invaginated sac. A portion of the serous membrane covers the surface of the [[lung]] and dips into the fissures between its lobes; it is called the '''pulmonary pleura''' (or '''visceral pleura'''). The visceral pleura is attached directly to the lungs. ==External links== * {{GPnotebook|74121277}} * {{NormanAnatomy|thoraxlesson2}} * {{UMichAtlas|lung_lymph}} - "Transverse section through lung" * {{OklahomaHistology|14_15}} - "Lung" * {{LoyolaMedEd|Grossanatomy/thorax0/thor_lec/thor6.html}} {{Gray's}} {{Lung}} {{respiratory-stub}}