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LEFT LUNG [1 record]

Record 1 2023-07-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • The Lungs
Universal entry(ies)
CONT

The left lung is divided into two lobes, an upper and a lower, by an interlobular fissure, which extends from the costal to the mediastinal surface of the lung both above and below the hilus.

OBS

left lung; pulmo sinister: designations found in the Terminologia Anatomica.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Poumons
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
CONT

Les poumons font partie de l'appareil respiratoire. Ils sont situés dans la poitrine, de chaque côté du cœur. Le poumon droit est divisé en trois sections, appelées lobe. Le poumon gauche a deux lobes.

OBS

poumon gauche : désignation dérivée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

pulmo sinister : désignation tirée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

Spanish

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