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Pleural pressure, or Ppl, is the pressure surrounding the lung, within the pleural space. During quiet breathing, the pleural pressure is negative; that is, it is below atmospheric pressure.
Pleural cavity is the potential space. There is no gap between the outer and the inner pleura. There is very little fluid in the pleural cavity. You have negative pressure in the pleural cavity.
Normally, the pressure in the lungs is greater than the pressure in the pleural space surrounding the lungs
Pleural pressure is negative (lower than alveolar pressure or barometric pressure) because of a "suction effect" caused by lung recoil. As the lungs recoil elastically, the inner and outer pleural membranes tend to be pulled apart but fluid within the pleural cavity keeps the inner and outer pleural membranes close together. This pulling force decreases the pressure between the inner and outer membranes lining the pleural cavity - an effect that can be appreciated by stacking several plastic cups together, submersing the stack in soapy water ensuring that the spaces between the cups fill with water, and then lift the stack of cups out of the water and try to pull the cups apart. A suction effect will occur producing negative pressure in fluid-filled spaces between the cups as you attempt to pull them apart. The fluid-filled space between the cups is like the fluid-filled space in the pleural cavity. That is why pleural pressure is negative.
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The two pleural membranes should be touching. If air creates a space between them the air will push the lung down and prevent it from filling with air. This is known as a collapsed lung, or pneumothorax. The air between the pleural membranes must be removed to reinflate the lung.
The potential space between the pleural membranes is called the thoracic cavity. This is also known as the pleural cavity in some instances.
The lung is "held" to the thoracic wall by a vacuum or a "potential" space. The thoracic wall has a thin membrane attached to it called the parietal pleura. The lung also has this membrane attached to it but is called the visceral pleura. The two pleura touch each other and slide against each other but are not attached. There is no space between them in the same way there is no space between the sides of a balloon when you suck out the air. If you are stabbed in the chest, an opening is created and air rushes in the hole. The "potential" space becomes an actual space as the lung collapses (a condition called a pneumothorax).
the small potential space between the parietal and visceral layers of the pleura.
pleural space
The mediastinum.