Diaphragmatic surface of lung

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Diaphragmatic surface of lung
1. Oblique fissure 2. Vertebral part 3. Hilum of lung 4. Cardiac impression 5. Diaphragmatic surface

The diaphragmatic surface of lung is the portion of the lung which borders on the thoracic diaphragm.

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v • d • e Anatomy of torso, respiratory system: Lungs and related structures 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 respiratory bronchiole • alveolar duct • alveolus • alveolar-capillary barrier pleurae parietal pleura (cervical, costal, mediastinal, diaphragmatic) • visceral pleura • pulmonary ligament • recesses (costomediastinal, costodiaphragmatic) • pleural cavity