The Importance of the Pleural Membrane in Lung Health

Two teenage boys head out for a week of fishing on the lake. While on the water, one of the young men stands up in the boat and loses his balance. He falls into the water without his life jacket and does not know how to swim. He immediately starts splashing and swallowing water in a panic, the second young man reaches out to pull his friend into the boat. Once in the boat, the young man who almost drowned was coughing up water and gasping for air. If some of the water entered the lungs further issues may be experienced. What serous membrane is associated with the lungs?
Group of answer choices
Pericardium
Peritoneum
Pleural
Thoracic
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