| Front | Lung borders |
|---|---|
| Back | Anterior: projects onto chest wall paralleling costomediastinal reflection (including variable cardiac notch) Inferior: during quiet inspiration, 6-8-10 (midclavicular- midaxillary-paravertebral) Posterior: very close to parietal pleura covering vertebral bodies on paravertebral lines Superior: apices of the lungs, extends above the clavicle |
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