Thin fluid-filled space between the two pulmonary pleurae (visceral and parietal) of each lung
Pleural cavity
The pleural cavity is the potential space between the pleurae of the pleural sac that surrounds each lung.
Details
Precursor
Intraembryonic coelom
Identifiers
Latin
cavum pleurae, cavum pleurale, cavitas pleuralis
MeSH
D035422
TA98
A07.1.01.001
TA2
3316
TH
H3.05.03.0.00013
FMA
9740
Anatomical terminology
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The pleural cavity, pleural space, or intrapleural space is the potential space between the pleurae of the pleural sac that surrounds each lung. A small amount of serous pleural fluid is maintained in the pleural cavity to enable lubrication between the membranes, and also to create a pressure gradient.[1]
The serous membrane that covers the surface of the lung is the 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 the fissures of the lung and the root of the lung structures. The parietal pleura is attached to the mediastinum, the upper surface of the diaphragm, and to the inside of the ribcage.[1]
^ abSaladin, Kenneth S. (2011). Human anatomy (3rd ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill. pp. 643–644. ISBN 9780071222075. OCLC 780984149.
The pleuralcavity, pleural space, or intrapleural space is the potential space between the pleurae of the pleural sac that surrounds each lung. A small...
A pleural effusion is accumulation of excessive fluid in the pleural space, the potential space that surrounds each lung. Under normal conditions, pleural...
[chest], plural hemothoraces) is an accumulation of blood within the pleuralcavity. The symptoms of a hemothorax may include chest pain and difficulty...
about 15 μm. This is called the pleuralcavity (also pleural space). It contains a tiny amount of serous fluid (pleural fluid) secreted by the pleurae...
pleuralcavity, and the heart surrounded by the pericardial cavity, located in the mediastinum. The diaphragm forms the floor of the thoracic cavity and...
unexplained fluid accumulates in the chest cavity outside the lung. In more than 90% of cases analysis of pleural fluid yields clinically useful information...
Pleural empyema is a collection of pus in the pleuralcavity caused by microorganisms, usually bacteria. Often it happens in the context of a pneumonia...
taking in oxygen. Once the presence of an excess fluid in the pleuralcavity, or pleural effusion, is suspected and location of fluid is confirmed, a sample...
the inner surface of the thoracic cavity. The pleurae enclose a cavity called the pleuralcavity that contains pleural fluid. This fluid is used to decrease...
fluid, or air within the pleuralcavity, which mechanically collapses the lung. This is a frequent occurrence with pleural effusion, caused by congestive...
tract including the trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli, pleurae, pleuralcavity, the nerves and muscles of respiration. Respiratory diseases range from...
occur within the pleural area, and the surrounding tissues in the lung. Pneumothorax: a collection of air within the pleuralcavity, arising either from...
pressure refers to the pressure within the pleuralcavity. Normally, the pressure within the pleuralcavity is slightly less than the atmospheric pressure...
perimetrium. The pericardial cavity (surrounding the heart), pleuralcavity (surrounding the lungs) and peritoneal cavity (surrounding most organs of the...
naturally existing anatomical cavity. The term is most commonly used to refer to pleural empyema, which is empyema of the pleuralcavity. It must be differentiated...
Hydrothorax is the synonym of pleural effusion in which fluid accumulates in the pleuralcavity. This condition is most likely to develop secondary to...
thoracic cavity is separated from the abdominopelvic cavity by the diaphragm. The thoracic cavity is further separated into the pleuralcavity which contains...
is the posterolateral fringe of the pleural space, a potential space around the lung inside the pleuralcavity. It is located at the acutely angled junction...
punctured lung. A punctured lung can cause air or fluid to leak into the pleuralcavity, leading to, for example, pneumothorax or hydrothorax. In a coin test...
A pneumothorax is an abnormal collection of air in the pleural space between the lung and the chest wall. Symptoms typically include sudden onset of sharp...
chest is closed. One or more chest tubes—with one end inside the opened pleuralcavity and the other submerged under saline solution inside a sealed container...
derived from the coelomic cavity of the embryo, the others being the pleuralcavities around the lungs and the pericardial cavity around the heart. It is...
pneumonectomy, atelectasis, pleural effusion, fibrothorax (pleural fibrosis), or some cancers (tumors within the bronchi, lung, or pleuralcavity) and certain lymphomas...
is a synonym for effusion fluids from various body cavities. Examples of effusion fluid are pleural effusion and pericardial effusion. There are many causes...
edges of the lung parenchyma and pleural surfaces. This causes the chyle to ooze extensively into the pleuralcavity, leading to a chylothorax. In the...
thoracotomy. However, the latter remains a widely used method to access the pleuralcavity. Before the advent of tuberculosis chemotherapy in the 1940s, the disease...
the chest cavity. Lung cancer and breast cancer account for about 50-65% of malignant pleural effusions. Other common causes include pleural mesothelioma...
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