Components of Pleural Linkage Flashcards

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Pleura

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  • single celled membrane
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Parietal Pleura

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-lines the inside of the chest wall

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Visceral Pleura

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-encloses the lung (inside the body)

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Interpleural Space

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  • space between the parietal and visceral pleura
  • space that creates the pleural linkage
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Pleural Linkage

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  • negative pressure
  • visceral pleura gets sucked in by the parietal pleura
  • forces lungs and ribcage away from rest position
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Collapsed Lung

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-Pneumothorax
- disruption of the pleural linkage

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Pleurisy

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-inflammation of the visceral and parietal pleura

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