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The body cavities, including pleural, pericardial, and peritoneal cavities, lie within a double-layered serous membrane lined by flat mesothelial cells. The inner layer invests the organs and is called the visceral layer, and the outer is called the parietal layer. A potential space separates the two layers. Under normal conditions the cavities contain only minimal amount fluid which lubricates the two adjacent layers as they move. Larger amount of fluid, an effusion, accumulates during disease states.
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Hoda, R.S., VandenBussche, C., Hoda, S.A. (2017). Body Cavity Fluids. In: Diagnostic Liquid-Based Cytology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-53905-7_5
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