Pleura And lungs Flashcards
What are body cavities lined with?
Serous membrane
What does serous membrane produce?
Small amount of fluid to lubricate movement of the organ
What is the membrane called that covers the pulmonary cavities?
Pleura
What lines the pulmonary cavity?
Parietal pleura
What are the parts of the pulmonary cavity?
Cervical, costal, diaphragmatic and mediastinal
What lines the surface of the lung?
Visceral pleura
What is a sleeve of pleura that hangs down below the lung root?
Pulmonary ligament
What is the Endothoracic fascia?
Layer of connective tissue which attaches costal parietal pleura to thoracic wall
In the Mid-clavicular line the visceral pleura extends to which rib?
Rib 6
In the Mid-axillary line the visceral pleura extends to which rib?
Rib 8
In the Scapular line the visceral pleura extends to which rib?
Rib 10
In the Mid-clavicular line the parietal pleura extends to which rib?
Rib 8
In the Mid-axillary line the parietal pleura extends to which rib?
Rib 10
In the Scapular line the parietal pleura extends to which rib?
Rib 12
What is created by the parietal pleura when it extends over the diaphragm?
The costodiaphragmatic recesses