11. The fissures are double folds of pleura that section the lungs and help in their expansion. 12. It is used in pleurodesis ( fusion of the pleura because of incessant pleural effusions ). 13. The side lobes of the thorax ( or pleurae, singular pleura ) have rounded ends. 14. He died in Dana Point, California at age 72 from mesothelioma, a rare pleura . 15. Terga are separated from each other and from the adjacent sterna or pleura by a membrane. 16. The first four abdominal pleura are broadly rounded, the fifth ends in a blunt angle. 17. The visceral pleura receives its blood supply from the bronchial circulation, which also supplies the lungs. 18. An important taxonomic character is the precise location of the anterior spiracles on the pleura of the thorax. 19. The four principal regions of an insect body segment are : tergum or dorsal, pleura or laterals. 20. The parietal pleura receives its blood supply from the intercostal arteries, which also supply the overlying body wall.
