Posterior border of lung
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| Mediastinal surface of right lung. | |
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| Mediastinal surface of left lung. | |
| Gray's | subject #240 1096 |
The posterior border of the lung is broad and rounded, and is received into the deep concavity on either side of the vertebral column.
It is much longer than the anterior border, and projects, below, into the phrenicocostal sinus.
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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) airway: trachea, carina, bronchi, main bronchus (right, left), lobar/secondary bronchi (eparterial bronchus), segmental/tertiary bronchi (bronchopulmonary segment), bronchiole, alveolar duct, alveolus pleurae: parietal pleura (cervical, costal, mediastinal, diaphragmatic), pulmonary pleura, pulmonary ligament, recesses (costomediastinal, costodiaphragmatic) |
