Illustration of the Lung

Anatomy of the lung
  1. Base of lung
  2. Apex of lung
  3. Costal surface
    Facing ribs
  4. Medial surface
    Facing mediastinum
  5. Vertebral part
    Facing vertebral column
  6. Mediastinal part
  7. Cardiac impression
  8. Diaphragmatic surface
  9. Anterior border
  10. Cardiac notch
  11. Inferior border
  12. Hilum of lung
  13. Root of lung
  14. Lingula of left lung
  15. Superior lobe (upper lobe)
  16. Middle lobe (only on right)
  17. Inferior lobe (lower lobe)
  18. Oblique fissure
  19. Horizontal fissure of right lung
  • 144.30 Main bronchus
  • 152.23 Pulmonary ligament
  • 190.14 Right pulmonary artery
  • 190.29 Left pulmonary artery
  • 230.2 Pulmonary veins

Source: Pocket Atlas of Human Anatomy, 3rd edition. H. Feneis. Georg Thieme Verlag, New York. 1994.