Which of the Choices Below Is Not a Role of the Pleura

question 16

Multiple Choice

Which of the choices below is not a role of the pleura?

• A) allows the lungs to inflate and deflate without friction
• B) helps limit the spread of local infections
• C) aids in blood flow to and from the heart because the heart sits between the lungs
• D) helps divide the thoracic cavity into three chambers

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