pleurae
plural ofpleuraspecialized
Examplesofpleurae
pleurae
Thorax with markings similar to those in the dark form, but thepleuraegenerally paler.
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The pleural cavity also contains pleural fluid, which allows thepleuraeto slide effortlessly against each other during ventilation.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The back thorax (or opistothorax) consists of about 10 progressively smaller segments with insignificantpleurae.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Each segment consists of the central axial ring and the outerpleurae, which protected the limbs and gills.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thepleuraeare two thin membranes, one cell layer thick, which surrounds the lungs.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.During inspiration of air, the diaphragm contracts and the lungs expand drawn bypleuraethrough surface tension and negative pressure.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Neighbouringpleuraeare displaced because of the largepleuraeof the 3rd segment.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Its major characteristics are a large forward-reaching glabella, pointedpleuraeorpleuraewith very short spines, and a medium pygidium with well-impressed furrows.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The thorax and pygidium are very regularly divided into up to 23 rather narrow segments, without a furrow within each of thepleurae.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The side lobes of the thorax (orpleurae, singular pleura) have rounded ends.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thepleuraeare clearly wider than the axis.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The thorax axis is moderately convex and sharply defined, while the areas lateral of the axis (orpleurae) are nearly flat with distinct grooves.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Extrapleural pneumonectomy is a more extensive operation that involves resection of the parietal and visceralpleurae, underlying lung, ipsilateral diaphragm, and ipsilateral pericardium.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thepleuraeare sometimes abbreviated or extended to form long spines.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The areas left and right of the axis, called pleura (or in pluralpleurae) are without furrows.
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