Posterior border of lung

Posterior border of lung

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Caption = Mediastinal surface of right lung.


Caption2 = Mediastinal surface of left lung.
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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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