Costal pleura

Costal pleura Front view of thorax, showing the relations of the pleuræand lungsto the chest wall. Pleura in blue; lungs in purple. Costal pleura labeled at upper right. Latinp. costalis Gray's subject #238 1088 Dorlands/Elsevier p_24/12646763

Different portions of the parietal pleura have received special names which indicate their position: thus, that portion which lines the inner surfaces of the ribs and Intercostales is the costal pleura.

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v • d • e Anatomyof torso, respiratory system: Lungsand related structures lungs

right • left • lingula • apex • base • root • cardiac notch • cardiac impression • hilum • borders (anterior, posterior, inferior) • surfaces (costal, mediastinal, diaphragmatic) • fissures (oblique, horizontal)