Intermediate Pleura Quiz

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Q1. Which fascia separates costal pleura from the thoracic wall?

  • Pretracheal fascia
  • Investing fascia
  • Clavipectoral fascia
  • Endothoracic fascia

Q2. Where does parietal pleura become continuous with visceral pleura?

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

Q3. Which pleural recess lies between costal and diaphragmatic pleura?

  • Costomediastinal recess
  • Pulmonary recess
  • Vertebromediastinal recess
  • Costodiaphragmatic recess

Q4. Which recess lies between costal and mediastinal pleura?

  • Costodiaphragmatic recess
  • Azygoesophageal recess
  • Subphrenic recess
  • Costomediastinal recess

Q5. On which side is the costomediastinal recess generally larger?

  • Equal on both sides
  • Left
  • Right
  • Absent on both sides

Q6. Which nerves supply most of the costal parietal pleura?

  • Intercostal nerves
  • Recurrent laryngeal nerves
  • Sympathetic trunks only
  • Vagus nerves

Q7. Which nerve supplies mediastinal parietal pleura?

  • Vagus nerve
  • Recurrent laryngeal nerve
  • Phrenic nerve
  • Intercostal nerve

Q8. Which nerve supplies the central diaphragmatic pleura?

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

Q9. Which nerves supply peripheral diaphragmatic pleura?

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

Q10. Is visceral pleura highly sensitive to ordinary pain stimuli?

  • Yes
  • Only over the diaphragm
  • No
  • Only at the apex
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