pleura
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The layer of tissue that covers the lung and dips into spaces is called the visceral pleura.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
Under normal conditions, viewers see a reflection of the pleura as a series of equidistant horizontal lines, called A lines, throughout those organs.
From Scientific American • Jun. 11, 2020
To check for them, doctors look at the pleura, the membrane that envelops each lung.
From Scientific American • Jun. 11, 2020
The lungs are enclosed by the pleura, a membrane that is composed of visceral and parietal pleural layers.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
In the Amphibia, Reptilia and Aves, one cavity acts as pleura and peritoneum, though in the latter the lungs are not completely surrounded by a serous membrane.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" by Various
