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diaphragmatic surface of (lung/liver/spleen/heart)

The surface of an organ in contact with the diaphragm, e.g., as of the lung, heart, spleen & liver. The concavity of the diaphragmatic surface of the lung is deeper in the right lung because of the higher position of the right diaphragmatic dome, which overlies the liver. Laterally & posteriorly the diaphragmatic surface is bounded by a thin sharp margin that projects into the costodiaphragmatic recess.

General

diaphragm muscle

References

  1. Grant's Atlas of Anatomy, 10th edition, AMR Agur & MJ Lee (eds), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA 1999.
  2. Clinically Oriented Anatomy, 4th edition, KL Moore & AF Dalley (eds), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA 1999.

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