cervical pleura
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Cervical pleura — Latin c. pleurae Gray s subject #238 1088 Different portions of the parietal pleura have received special names which indicate their position: thus, that which rises into the neck, over the summit of the lung, is the cupula of the pleura… … Wikipedia
Pleura — The thin covering that protects and cushions the lungs. The pleura is made up of two layers of tissue that are separated by a small amount of fluid. * * * The serous membrane enveloping the lungs and lining the walls of the pleural cavity. SYN:… … Medical dictionary
Mediastinal pleura — A transverse section of the thorax, showing the contents of the middle and the posterior mediastinum. The pleural and pericardial cavities are exaggerated since normally there is no space between parietal and visceral pleura and between… … Wikipedia
Diaphragmatic pleura — Front view of thorax, showing the relations of the pleuræ and lungs to the chest wall. Pleura in blue; lungs in purple. Latin p. diaphragmatica Gray s … Wikipedia
Costal pleura — Front view of thorax, showing the relations of the pleuræ and lungs to the chest wall. Pleura in blue; lungs in purple … Wikipedia
Перикард — Перикард, pericardium представляет собой мешок, в котором расположено сердце. Он имеет форму косо срезанного конуса с нижним основанием, расположенным на диафрагме, и вершиной, доходящей почти до уровня угла грудины. В ширину перикард… … Атлас анатомии человека
cupula — A cup shaped or domelike structure. SYN: cupola. [L. dim. of cupa, a tub] ampullary c. SYN: c. ampullaris. c. ampullaris [TA] a gelatinous mass that overlies the hair cells of the ampullary crests of the semicircular ducts; movement of… … Medical dictionary
dome — d. of pleura cervical pleura. * * * dome dōm n a rounded arch element in the wave tracing in an electroencephalogram <the spike and dome pattern characteristic of absence seizures> * * * (dōm) a vaulted roof having a more or less… … Medical dictionary
Cupula — can refer to: Ampullary cupula Cochlear cupula Cupula also describes a structure surrounding hair cell receptors sensitive to hydrodynamic flow in fish. Another use of the term cupula is used to describe the cervical pleura in the thorax. A layer … Wikipedia
part — A portion. SYN: pars [TA]. abdominal p. of aorta SYN: abdominal aorta. abdominal p. of esophagus [TA] the portion of the esophagus from where it passes through the diaphragm to the stomach. See … Medical dictionary
