Visceral pleura
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{{Infobox Anatomy |
Name = Pulmonary pleura |
Latin = pleura visceralis, pleura pulmonalis |
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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]]. |
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Nerve = [[pulmonary plexus]] |
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DorlandsPre = p_24 |
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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}}
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