- Parietal pleura
Infobox Anatomy
Name = Parietal pleura
Latin = pleura parietalis
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Caption = A transverse section of thethorax , showing the contents of the middle and the posteriormediastinum . The pleural and pericardial cavities are exaggerated since normally there is no space between parietal and visceral pleura and betweenpericardium andheart .
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The portion of thepleura external to thepulmonary pleura lines the inner surface of thechest wall, covers the diaphragm, and is reflected over the structures occupying the middle of thethorax ; this portion is termed the parietal pleura.The parietal pleura is attached to the wall of the thoracic cavity and innervated by the
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Visceral pleura External links
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* - "X-ray, chest, posteroanterior view"
* - "Transverse section through lung"
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* [http://dept.kent.edu/biology/courses/60495/PLEURA.gifDiagram at kent.edu]
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