Pleura
Each lung projects into an internal body cavity, a pleural cavity, and is covered by a serous membrane (serosa), called visceral pleura. A reflection of visceral pleura, the parietal pleura, lines the inside of the thoracic wall. Pleura is composed of a simple squamous epithelium (mesothelium) overlying a layer of connective tissue that contains blood vessels and elastic fibers. 200x
Pleural space
Each lung projects into an internal body cavity, the pleural cavity, and is covered by a serous membrane (serosa), called visceral pleura. A reflection of visceral pleura, the parietal pleura, lines the inside of the thoracic wall. Pleura is composed of a simple squamous epithelium (mesothelium) overlying a layer of connective tissue that contains blood vessels and elastic fibers. 200x
Visceral pleura
Each lung projects into an internal body cavity, the pleural cavity, and is covered by a serous membrane (serosa), called visceral pleura. A reflection of visceral pleura, the parietal pleura, lines the inside of the thoracic wall. Pleura is composed of a simple squamous epithelium (mesothelium) overlying a layer of connective tissue that contains blood vessels and elastic fibers. 200x
Parietal pleura
Each lung projects into an internal body cavity, the pleural cavity, and is covered by a serous membrane (serosa), called visceral pleura. A reflection of visceral pleura, the parietal pleura, lines the inside of the thoracic wall. Pleura is composed of a simple squamous epithelium (mesothelium) overlying a layer of connective tissue that contains blood vessels and elastic fibers. 200x
Mesothelium
Each lung projects into an internal body cavity, the pleural cavity, and is covered by a serous membrane (serosa), called visceral pleura. A reflection of visceral pleura, the parietal pleura, lines the inside of the thoracic wall. Pleura is composed of a simple squamous epithelium (mesothelium) overlying a layer of connective tissue that contains blood vessels and elastic fibers. 200x
Connective tissue layer
Each lung projects into an internal body cavity, the pleural cavity, and is covered by a serous membrane (serosa), called visceral pleura. A reflection of visceral pleura, the parietal pleura, lines the inside of the thoracic wall. Pleura is composed of a simple squamous epithelium (mesothelium) overlying a layer of connective tissue that contains blood vessels and elastic fibers. 200x
Blood vessels
Each lung projects into an internal body cavity, the pleural cavity, and is covered by a serous membrane (serosa), called visceral pleura. A reflection of visceral pleura, the parietal pleura, lines the inside of the thoracic wall. Pleura is composed of a simple squamous epithelium (mesothelium) overlying a layer of connective tissue that contains blood vessels and elastic fibers. 200x
Alveoli
Each lung projects into an internal body cavity, the pleural cavity, and is covered by a serous membrane (serosa), called visceral pleura. A reflection of visceral pleura, the parietal pleura, lines the inside of the thoracic wall. Pleura is composed of a simple squamous epithelium (mesothelium) overlying a layer of connective tissue that contains blood vessels and elastic fibers. 200x
Macrophages
Each lung projects into an internal body cavity, the pleural cavity, and is covered by a serous membrane (serosa), called visceral pleura. A reflection of visceral pleura, the parietal pleura, lines the inside of the thoracic wall. Pleura is composed of a simple squamous epithelium (mesothelium) overlying a layer of connective tissue that contains blood vessels and elastic fibers. 200x
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This image was taken of a slide in the University of San Francisco slide collection.
