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Cupula of the pleura
Introduction
Different portions of the parietal pleura have received special names which indicate their position: thus, that which rises into the neck, over the summit of the lung, is the cupula of the pleura (cervical pleura).
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- Template:NormanAnatomy
- UMichAtlas|lung_pleura
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