Answer to The Olden Times were Worse!
Correct answer is C. The parietal pleura receives innervation from the phrenic and anterior intercostal nerves; the visceral pleura, microscopic, surrounding the lung and cannot be peeled off, does have visceral afferents. Survivors of drowning do detail the pain felt in their lungs, but it is a different pain than one would feel if the parietal pleura is inflamed, as from pleurisy.
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Answer to this question is based on material presented in lectures 6 of the Thorax Lecture Series.
= Rib
= Parietal pleura
= Visceral pleura
= Innermost intercostal mm.
= Diaphragm