Term pleuropericardial folds

Each of the folds that grow out from the lateral part of the body wall. They fuse and meet with the dorsal and ventral mesentery of the foregut, separating the pleural cavities from the pericardial cavity.

Local Unique Identifier
0001499
Synonym
pleuropericardial membranes (RELATED)
Relation BFO:0000050 part of
hog:0000713