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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 costodiaphragmaticus |
In the pleural cavity, the costodiaphragmatic recess is a potential space at the posteriormost tips of the cavity, located at the junction of the costal pleura and diaphragmatic pleura.
The lungs expand into this recess during forced inspiration.
See also
External links
- costodiaphragmatic+recess at eMedicine Dictionary
- Roche Lexicon - illustrated navigator, at Elsevier 02101.002-1
- Diagram (Question #4, item E)
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