parietal pleura

parietal pleura
The portion of the pleura that lines the inner surface of the chest wall and covers the diaphragm.

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  • Parietal pleura — Infobox Anatomy Name = Parietal pleura Latin = pleura parietalis GraySubject = 238 GrayPage = 1087 Caption = A transverse section of the thorax, showing the contents of the middle and the posterior mediastinum. The pleural and pericardial… …   Wikipedia

  • parietal pleura — pleura parietalis [TA] the portion of the pleura lining the walls of the thoracic cavity …   Medical dictionary

  • parietal pleura — noun pleura that lines the inner chest walls and covers the diaphragm • Hypernyms: ↑pleura …   Useful english dictionary

  • Parietal — may refer to:*Parietal lobe of the brain *Parietal bone of the skull *Parietal scales of a snake lie in the general region of the parietal bone. *Parietal cell in the stomach *Parietal pleura *Parietal pericardium*Parietal eye, third eye of some… …   Wikipedia

  • Pleura — The thin covering that protects and cushions the lungs. The pleura is made up of two layers of tissue that are separated by a small amount of fluid. * * * The serous membrane enveloping the lungs and lining the walls of the pleural cavity. SYN:… …   Medical dictionary

  • pleura — /ploor euh/, n., pl. pleurae /ploor ee/ for 1. 1. Anat., Zool. a delicate serous membrane investing each lung in mammals and folded back as a lining of the corresponding side of the thorax. 2. pl. of pleuron. [1655 65; < NL < Gk pleurá (sing.)… …   Universalium

  • pleura — n. the covering of the lungs (visceral pleura) and of the inner surface of the chest wall (parietal pleura). (See illustration.) The covering consists of a closed sac of serous membrane, which has a smooth shiny moist surface due to the secretion …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • Pleura — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Composición y pH normal del líquido pleural Volumen 0,13 ± 0,06 ml/kg Células Mesoteliales Macrófagos Linfocitos C4/C8 1.000 5.000 0 2% 64 80% 18 36% 0,5 1% Proteínas 1 …   Wikipedia Español

  • parietal — PARIETÁL, Ă, parietali, e, adj., s.f. 1. adj. Care se referă la peretele unei cavităţi a organismului, care aparţine acestui perete. Pleură parietală ♢ Os parietal (şi substantivat, n.) = fiecare dintre oasele pereche, simetrice, care formează… …   Dicționar Român

  • pleura — f. anat. Membrana de tipo seroso que recubre los pulmones englobando un espacio denominado cavidad pleural. Hay dos pleuras completamente independientes, una en el tórax derecho y otra en el izquierdo. Su función principal es facilitar los… …   Diccionario médico

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