Pericardial pleura
Pleura pericardiaca
- Related terms: Pericardial pleura (Parietal pleura)
Definition
The pericardial pleura is the portion of the mediastinal pleura that covers and adheres to the external surface of the fibrous pericardium.
Together with the fibrous pericardium and the parietal layer of the serous pericardium, it forms a thin and resilient wall separating the pleural cavity from the pericardial cavity.
References
König HE, Liebich HG. Veterinary Anatomy of Domestic Mammals: Textbook and Colour Atlas. 7th ed. Stuttgart: Thieme; 2020.
Dyce KM, Sack WO, Wensing CJG. Textbook of Veterinary Anatomy. 5th ed. St. Louis: Elsevier; 2017.
Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria (NAV). 6th ed. Hannover: Editorial Committee, World Association of Veterinary Anatomists; 2017.
