MICROANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -A pleura is a serous membrane that folds back on itself to form a two-layered membranous pleural sac. The outer layer is called the parietal pleura and attaches to the chest wall. The inner layer is called the visceral pleura and covers the lungs, blood vessels, nerves, and bronchi.

Detailed explanation-2: -There are two layers; the outer pleura (parietal pleura) is attached to the chest wall and the inner pleura (visceral pleura) covers the lungs and adjoining structures, via blood vessels, bronchi and nerves.

Detailed explanation-3: -The parietal pleura is thicker than the visceral one, lines the pulmonary cavities and adheres to the thoracic wall, mediastinum and diaphragm.

Detailed explanation-4: -The visceral and parietal pleura are bound by connective tissue to the surface of the lung and inner surface of the chest wall respectively, leaving a narrow space between the visceral and parietal layers of the pleura that is the pleural cavity.