| pleural cavity |
walls derived from pericardioperitoneal canals -> intraembryonic coelom ->coelomic spaces -> lateral mesoderm -> mesoderm.
Ãâó: embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/Notes/Index/P.htm
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| plexus |
(Latin = a network) used anatomically to describe a network of interconnecting structures either nerves, blood vessels, or lymphatic vessels.
Ãâó: embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/Notes/Index/P.htm
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| pleuroperitoneal membrane |
forms inferiorly at transverse septum to separate peritoneum from pleural cavity.
Ãâó: embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/Notes/Index/P.htm
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| pleura |
(PLOO-ruh) ?The thin lining that covers the lungs and the inside of the chest wall that cushions the lungs. The pleura normally releases a small amount of fluid. The fluid helps the lungs move freely during breathing.
Ãâó: www.cdc.gov/cancer/lung/glossary.htm
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| pleural effusion |
(PLOO-rul eh-FYOO-zhin) ?When too much fluid collects between the lining of the lung and the lining of the inside wall of the chest.
Ãâó: www.cdc.gov/cancer/lung/glossary.htm
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