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ANTERIOR BORDER LUNG [1 record]

Record 1 2022-12-06

English

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

The anterior border of the lung corresponds to the pleural reflection, and it creates a cardiac notch in the left lung. The cardiac notch is a concavity in the lung that is formed to accommodate the heart.

OBS

anterior border of lung; margo anterior pulmonis: designations found in the Terminologia Anatomica.

French

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

bord antérieur du poumon : désignation dérivée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

margo anterior pulmonis : désignation tirée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

Spanish

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