Intermediate Parietal Pleura Quiz

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Q1. Which nerves supply the costal pleura?

  • Phrenic nerves only
  • Vagus nerves
  • Intercostal nerves
  • Recurrent laryngeal nerves

Q2. Which nerve supplies the mediastinal pleura?

  • Long thoracic nerve
  • Vagus nerve
  • Phrenic nerve
  • Thoracodorsal nerve

Q3. Which nerve supplies the central diaphragmatic pleura?

  • Vagus nerve
  • Sympathetic trunk
  • Phrenic nerve
  • Recurrent laryngeal nerve

Q4. Which nerves supply the peripheral diaphragmatic pleura?

  • Vagus nerves
  • Cardiac nerves
  • Lower intercostal nerves
  • Phrenic nerve only

Q5. Which fascia separates costal pleura from the thoracic wall?

  • Endothoracic fascia
  • Investing fascia
  • Prevertebral fascia
  • Clavipectoral fascia

Q6. Where does parietal pleura become continuous with visceral pleura?

  • At the sternum
  • At the lung apex
  • At the costal margin
  • Around the lung root

Q7. Which recess forms between costal and diaphragmatic pleura?

  • Pericardial recess
  • Subphrenic recess
  • Costodiaphragmatic recess
  • Costomediastinal recess

Q8. Which recess forms between costal and mediastinal pleura?

  • Costomediastinal recess
  • Subphrenic recess
  • Costodiaphragmatic recess
  • Aortic recess

Q9. Which structure reinforces the cervical parietal pleura?

  • Suprapleural membrane
  • Costocoracoid membrane
  • Interosseous membrane
  • Obturator membrane

Q10. Why is parietal pleuritic pain usually well localized?

  • It has somatic sensory innervation
  • It contains skeletal muscle
  • It is supplied only by autonomic fibers
  • It lacks sensory fibers
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