Costomediastinal recess
| Costomediastinal recess | |
|---|---|
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| Front view of thorax, showing the relations of the pleuræ and lungs to the chest wall. Pleura in blue; lungs in purple. | |
| Latin | recessus costomediastinalis pleuralis |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | r_05/12696588 |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
The costomediastinal recess is a potential space at the border of the mediastinal pleura and the costal pleura.
See also
External links
- 47185978 at GPnotebook
- SUNY Labs 19:03-0101 - "Pleural Cavities and Lungs: The Costomediastinal Recess"
- UMichAtlas|lung_pleura - "X-ray, chest, posteroanterior view"
- Diagram at port.ac.uk
Anatomy of torso, respiratory system: Lungs and related structures | |
|---|---|
| lungs | right • left • lingula • apex • base • root • cardiac notch • cardiac impression • hilum • borders (anterior, posterior, inferior) • surfaces (costal, mediastinal, diaphragmatic) • fissures (oblique, horizontal) |
| conducting zone | trachea (tracheal rings, carina) • bronchi • main bronchus (right, left) • lobar/secondary bronchi (eparterial bronchus) • segmental/tertiary bronchi (bronchopulmonary segment) • bronchiole • terminal bronchiole |
| respiratory zone | |
| pleurae | parietal pleura (cervical, costal, mediastinal, diaphragmatic) • visceral pleura • pulmonary ligament • recesses (costomediastinal, costodiaphragmatic) • pleural cavity |
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