Inferior border of lung

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Inferior border of lung
Mediastinal surface of right lung.
Mediastinal surface of left lung.
Latin	margo inferior pulmonis
Gray's	subject #240 1096

The inferior border of the lung is thin and sharp where it separates the base from the costal surface and extends into the phrenicocostal sinus; medially where it divides the base from the mediastinal surface it is blunt and rounded.

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