Lungs
3
Plate194
TopographyofLungs:PosteriorView
Spinous process of T1 vertebra
Apex of left lung
1st rib
Oblique fissure of left lung
Spine of scapula
Left border of costal
parietal pleura
Cervical (cupula, or dome, of) parietal pleura
Oblique fissure of right lung
Clavicle
Horizontal fissure
of right lung (often
incomplete)
Right border
of costal
parietal pleura
Costodiaphragmatic
recess of pleural
cavity
Liver
Pleural reflection
Inferior border of right lung
Right kidney
Right dome of diaphragm
Right suprarenal gland
Left suprarenal gland
Left dome of diaphragm
Left kidney
Inferior border of left lung
Pleural reflection
Spleen
Costodiaphragmatic
recess of pleural
cavity
12
11
10
9
2
L
1
12
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
8
7
6
5
4
4
3
3
2
1
2
T
1
7
6
5
4
C
3
