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Rib Line Pleural Recess Lung Inferior Margins Mid Clavicular

Front Surface landmarks of the pleural recess
Back How to tell from the outside of the body where the edges of the lung and pleural recess are.

The inferior margins of the lung are:
a) 6th rib mid-clavicular line
b) 8th rib mid-axillary line
c) 10th rib paravertebral line

The inferior margins of the pleural cavity are:
a) 8th rib mid-clavicular line
b) 10th rib mid-axillary line
c) 12th rib paravertebral line

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