Root of the lung
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title:
Root of the lung
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The root of the lung is a group of structures that emerge at the hilum of each lung, just above the middle of the mediastinal surface and behind the cardiac impression of the lung. It is nearer to the back than the front. The root of the lung is connected by the structures that form it to the heart and the trachea. The rib cage is separated from the lung by a two-layered membranous coating, the pleura. The hilum is the large triangular depression where the connection between the parietal pleura
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Anatomical structure
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Root_of_the_lung
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2024-03-03T06:15:43Z
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