Borders of lungs and pleura, view from left and right side

Illustrace of borders of lungs (solid line) and pleura (dashed) on view from left and right of thorax.

Term name Layer
1 Midaxillary line Layer 1
2 Midaxillary line Layer 1
3 Apex of lung Layer 1
4 Base of lung Layer 1
5 Costodiaphragmatic recess Layer 1
6 Costodiaphragmatic recess Layer 1
7 Diaphragm Layer 1
8 Diaphragm Layer 1
9 Oblique fissure Layer 1
10 Oblique fissure Layer 1
11 Horizontal fissure of right lung Layer 1
12 Cervical pleura; dome of pleura; pleural cupula Layer 1
13 Cervical pleura; dome of pleura; pleural cupula Layer 1
14 Parietal pleura Layer 1
15 Parietal pleura Layer 1
16 Visceral pleura; pulmonary pleura Layer 1
17 Visceral pleura; pulmonary pleura Layer 1