- Pulmonary ligament: fold of pleura extending from the root of the lung down to the diaphragm, between the lung and the mediastinum.
Extent and Formation
- Formed where the pleural sleeve around the root of the lung, comparable to the cuff of a jacket around the wrist, continues down as this fold.
- Filled with loose areolar tissue and contains few lymphatics.
root of the lung and pulmonary ligament, cuff analogy Root of the lung and pulmonary ligament, cuff analogy.