pleura cavity Flashcards
1
Q
What is the pleural cavity?
A
continuous fluid filled spaces
2
Q
What are the parts of the pleura?
A
visceral
parietal
3
Q
What is the endothoracic fascia?
A
connective tissue that connects parietal pleura to body wall
4
Q
How are the hill are formed?
A
reflection of the pleura that join to form the hila
5
Q
What are the recesses of the pleural cavity?
A
costodiaphragmatic
costomediastinal
costal
cervical
6
Q
Where can you cut in a pneumothorax?
A
intercostal space 5
7
Q
What gives somatic innervation of the parietal pleura?
A
intercostal nerve
phrenic nerve
