Respiratory System 

Visceral Pleura

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The visceral pleura is made up of a simple squmous/cuboidal epithelium (the mesothelium) and some connective tissues beneath it. Small blood vessels are lymphatics are found in the connective tissue. The presence of alveoli indicate that this is the visceral and not the parietal pleura. PK1594. S1. H&E. Original mag. 100 x. Pleura. Lung. Respiratory System.