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Cardiac notch of left lung

Incisura cardiaca pulmonis sinistri

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System
Visceral systems
Regions
Trunk, Thorax
Side
Left
Landmark on
Superior lobe of left lung
Superior lobe of left lung, the structure this landmark is on
Superior lobe of left lung, the structure this landmark is on. 3D model: Z-Anatomy - The libre 3D atlas of anatomy - CC-BY-SA 4.0

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The left lung shares space with the heart, and has an indentation in its border called the cardiac notch of the left lung to accommodate this.

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Names

Latin
Incisura cardiaca pulmonis sinistri
English
Cardiac notch of left lung
French
Incisure cardiaque du poumon gauche
Spanish
Incisura cardíaca del pulmón izquierdo
Portuguese
Incisura cardíaca do pulmão esquerdo