Oblique fissure
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| #1 - Anterior border of lung #2 - Oblique fissure #3 - Cardiac notch #4 - Lingula of left lung |
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| Mediastinal surface of left lung. | |
| Latin | fissura obliqua pulmonis |
| Gray's | subject #240 1096 |
In the lung, the oblique fissure (or major fissure) separates the inferior lobe of either lung from the remainder of the lung. (In the right lung, it separates the inferior from the superior and middle lobe; in the left lung it separates the inferior and superior lobe, as there is no middle lobe in the left lung.)
The oblique fissure extends from the spinous process of T2 (posteriorly) to 6th costal cartilage (anteriorly).
[edit] Additional images
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Anatomy of lungs.
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Surface projections of the organs of the trunk, with oblique fissures labeled on both sides.
[edit] External links
- oblique+fissure+of+lung at eMedicine Dictionary
- -1650851781 at GPnotebook
This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.
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