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Lobes, Fissures, and Lobules

The Left Lung

The Left Lung

This has a concave depression that accommodates the shape of the heart, called the cardiac notch.

This is a cross-section view of the left lung. It shows how the left lung is different than the right lung due to the cardiac notch, a concave depression that accommodates the shape of the heart.

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