A patient is scheduled to have excess pleural fluid aspirated with a needle in order to relieve her dyspnea. The patient inquires about the normal function of pleural fluid. What should the nurse describe?
A) It allows for full expansion of the lungs within the thoracic cavity.
B) It prevents the lungs from collapsing within the thoracic cavity.
C) It limits lung expansion within the thoracic cavity.
D) It lubricates the movement of the thorax and lungs.
Ans: D
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The visceral pleura cover the lungs; the parietal pleura line the thorax. The visceral and parietal pleura and the small amount of pleural fluid between these two membranes serve to lubricate the thorax and lungs and permit smooth motion of the lungs within the thoracic cavity with each breath. The pleura do not allow full expansion of the lungs, prevent the lungs from collapsing, or limit lung expansion within the thoracic cavity.
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