Term Name: pleuropericardial folds
Synonyms: pleuro-pericardial folds, pleuropericardial membrane, pleuropericardial membranes
Definition: Each of the folds that grow out from the lateral part of the body wall. They fuse and meet with the dorsal and ventral mesentery of the foregut, separating the pleural cavities from the pericardial cavity.
Ontology: Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0006278]

Relationships
develops from: body-wall mesenchyme
is part of: embryo
is a type of: embryonic structure