While performing drainage of fluid from the pleural cavity, the needle is introduced through all of the following structures except-
Skin
Thoracic fascia
Pulmonary pleura
Intercostal muscles
Answer- C (Pulmonary pleura)(Ref. BDC 5/e p Vol-l/p2l2)Pleural space lies between the parietal pleura and the visceral (Pulmonary) pleura.Parietal pleural lines the inner surface of the chest wall.Visceral pleura is invested on the surface of the lung.Thus to reach the pleural space for pleural fluid tapping, parietal pleura is pierced and not the visceral pleura.