The pleurae (sg.: pleura) are the two flattened closed sacs filled with pleural fluid, each ensheathing each lung and lining their surrounding tissues...

visceral pleura and is separated from the outer membrane, the parietal pleura, by just the film of pleural fluid in the pleural cavity. The visceral pleura follows...

buildup of excess fluid, will more often than not force the two layers of the pleura apart so they do not rub against each other when breathing. This can relieve...

Pleuropneumonia is inflammation of the lungs and pleura, pleurisy being the inflammation of the pleura alone. Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia – a disease...

obliterated. It involves the adhesion of the visceral and the costal pleura. The mediastinal pleura is spared. Pleurodesis is performed to prevent recurrence of...

parietal layer of the pleura by way of bulk flow and reabsorbed by the lymphatics in the most dependent parts of the parietal pleura, primarily the diaphragmatic...

occurs when either local or generalized fibrotic changes in the lung or pleura hamper expansion and increase elastic recoil during expiration. Causes include...

pleura. The hilum is the large triangular depression where the connection between the parietal pleura (covering the rib cage) and the visceral pleura...

album was preceded by 3 singles, ("If Not Now, Then When?", "O.N.E." and "Pleura") which were released alongside music videos uploaded to YouTube. L.W. is...

intercostal spaces and ribs, separating these structures from the underlying pleura. This fascial layer is the outermost membrane of the thoracic cavity. The...