Components of Pleural Linkage Flashcards
1
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Pleura
A
- single celled membrane
2
Q
Parietal Pleura
A
-lines the inside of the chest wall
3
Q
Visceral Pleura
A
-encloses the lung (inside the body)
4
Q
Interpleural Space
A
- space between the parietal and visceral pleura
- space that creates the pleural linkage
5
Q
Pleural Linkage
A
- negative pressure
- visceral pleura gets sucked in by the parietal pleura
- forces lungs and ribcage away from rest position
6
Q
Collapsed Lung
A
-Pneumothorax
- disruption of the pleural linkage
7
Q
Pleurisy
A
-inflammation of the visceral and parietal pleura
