What separates the pleural cavities?
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medical health
lung and respiratory health
Nerve: intercostal nerves, phrenic nerves
Also, what fills the pleural cavity?
The space between the membranes (called the pleural cavity) is filled with a thin, lubricating liquid (called pleural fluid). The parietal pleura is the outer membrane that lines the inner chest wall and diaphragm (the muscle separating the chest and abdominal cavities).
Then, where is each pleural cavity located?
The pleural cavity is the area that lies between the parietal pleura (outer layer), that is attached to the chest wall and the visceral pleura (inner layer) that is attached to the lungs.
Depending on the subjacent structures, the parietal pleura can be subdivided into three portions: the mediastinal, costal, and diaphragmatic pleurae.