Pleural Space
When increased fluid occupies this space it is referred to as a pleural effusion and can severely restrict breathing depending on the size.
Pleural space. Noun a narrow fluid filled space between the pleural membranes of the lung and the inner chest wall. The pleural space is contiguous with the interlobar fissures of the lungs. The pleural cavity also known as the pleural space is the thin fluid filled space between the two pulmonary pleurae known as visceral and parietal of each lung.
Copyright 2008 the gale group inc. The pleural cavity is the space that lies between the pleura the two thin membranes that line and surround the lungs. A pleura is a serous membrane which folds back onto itself to form a two layered membranous pleural sac.
The pleural space is normally filled with a small amount of fluid. The pleural space is a potential space that contains 2 to 10 ml of pleural fluid between visceral and parietal pleural layers that essentially represents interstitial fluid from the parietal pleura an ultrafiltrate of plasma. The tiny area between the two layers of the pleura the thin covering that protects and cushions the lungs between the lungs and chest cavity.
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