Costodiaphragmatic recess
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
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
- Template:EMedicineDictionary
- Template:GPnotebook
- Template:RocheLexicon
- Diagram (Question #4, item E)