Cardiac notch of left lung 5176100 214122299 2008-05-22T05:01:02Z Nakon 676502 Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/Paxillian|Paxillian]] ([[User talk:Paxillian|talk]]) to last version by Caerwine {{Infobox Anatomy | Name = {{PAGENAME}} | Latin = i. cardiaca pulmonis sinistri | GraySubject = 240 | GrayPage = 1096 | Image = Illu_bronchi_lungs.jpg | Caption = [[Bronchi]], bronchial tree, and [[lungs]]. (Cardiac notch labeled at bottom left.) | Image2 = Gray973.png | Caption2 = Mediastinal surface of [[left lung]]. (Cardiac notch visible at center right.) | Width = 300 | System = | Precursor = | MeshName = | MeshNumber = | DorlandsPre = i_05 | DorlandsSuf = 12447260 | }} The anterior border of the [[right lung]] is almost vertical, and projects into the [[costomediastinal sinus]]; that of the [[left lung]] presents, below, an angular notch, the '''cardiac notch''', in which the [[pericardium]] is exposed. Opposite this notch the anterior margin of the left lung is situated some little distance lateral to the line of reflection of the corresponding part of the [[pleura]]. ==External links== * {{GPnotebook|-1060110279}} {{respiratory-stub}} {{Gray's}} {{Lung}}