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left lung has a cardiac notch.
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What is a function of the cardiac notch?
so that we can differentiate the right lung and left lung. the lung with the cardiac notch is the left lung as the heart is on the left side of the body.
Which lung has the cardiac notch and lingula?
Only the left lung has these features.
What is the significance of the lung region known as the cardiac notch?
to accommodate the heart
Which part of the lung contains the cardiac notch and has two lobes?
LEFT
Why is the lung narrower that the right lung?
the left lung is narrower than the right lung because of the amount of space the mediastinum (which includes the heart, blood vessels and others) on the left side. the left lung includes a cardiac notch where the heart lies.
Where is the cardiac notch?
A deep notch in the alimentary canal at the junction of the esophagus and the stomach.
Which lung is smaller youror left and why?
The left is smaller, due to the presence of cardiac notch
Why are lungs not the same?
Human lungs aren't the same shape on opposite sides of the body because the heart sits slightly to the left of the midline. To make room for the heart in humans, the left lung has a cardiac notch, which isn't found on the right lung.
Why does the left lung have a notch at its inferior medial end?
The left lung has a notch at its inferior medial end because the heart rests against that area.
What cardiac cycle corresponds to the dicrotic notch?
aortic valve closure
Where is the cardiac?
A deep notch in the alimentary canal at the junction of the esophagus and the stomach.
Contrast left lung and right lung?
The left lung is slightly smaller than the right lung because 2/3 of the heart is located there. The left lung contains the cardiac notch, an indentation in the lung that surrounds the apex (pointed end) of the heart. The smaller left lung only has 2 lobes, the superior and inferior.
