Espiral Atlas
OrganThorax

Pleura

pleura

A closed serous sac around each lung, within the pulmonary cavity on each side of the mediastinum.

Thorax – 3D human anatomy atlas

In the full entry

The full entry, with every field, sources, quiz and clinical correlations, is in the atlas.

  • Structure
  • Neighborhood
  • Blood supply
  • Innervation
  • Lymphatics
  • Clinical

Related clinical cases

  • Injuries of the cervical pleura and the apex of the lung
  • Lung collapse, pneumothorax, hydrothorax and hemothorax
  • Thoracentesis
  • Pleurisy and pleural pain

Other structures in this region

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