Inferior border of lung
| Inferior border of lung | |
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| Mediastinal surface of right lung. | |
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| Mediastinal surface of left lung. | |
| Latin | margo inferior pulmonis |
| Gray's | subject #240 1096 |
The inferior border of the lung is thin and sharp where it separates the base from the costal surface and extends into the phrenicocostal sinus; medially where it divides the base from the mediastinal surface it is blunt and rounded.
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| Anatomy of torso, respiratory system: Lungs and related structures | |
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| lungs |
right • left • lingula • apex • base • root • cardiac notch • cardiac impression • hilum • borders (anterior, posterior, inferior) • surfaces (costal, mediastinal, diaphragmatic) • fissures (oblique, horizontal) |
| conducting zone |
trachea (tracheal rings, carina) • bronchi • main bronchus (right, left) • lobar/secondary bronchi (eparterial bronchus) • segmental/tertiary bronchi (bronchopulmonary segment) • bronchiole • terminal bronchiole |
| respiratory zone | |
| pleurae |
parietal pleura (cervical, costal, mediastinal, diaphragmatic) • visceral pleura • pulmonary ligament • recesses (costomediastinal, costodiaphragmatic) • pleural cavity |
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