The Lingula of the Lung: 3D Anatomy Model - Innerbody The lingula is located on the anterior side of the left lung, inferior to the cardiac notch and superior to the oblique fissure It is the inferior-most region of the superior lobe of the left lung and acts as a long extension of the superior lobe toward the medial base of the lung
Lingula - Radiology In Plain English The lingula, whose name derives from the Latin word for “little tongue,” is a portion of the left upper lobe of the lung This small projection extends downward and forward, resembling a tongue-like structure
Lingula (lung) | Radiology Reference Article | Radiopaedia. org The lingula is a combined term for the two lingular bronchopulmonary segments of the left upper lobe: superior lingular segment inferior lingular segment The two lingular segments are the most anterior of the segments in the left upper lobe lying below the apicoposterior and anterior segments and above the oblique fissure Radiographic features
Lingula of left lung - e-Anatomy - IMAIOS This area of the left lobe - the lingula, means little tongue (in Latin) and is often referred to as the tongue in the lung There are two bronchopulmonary segments of the lingula: superior and inferior
Lingula - Wikipedia Lingula (brachiopod), a brachiopod genus of the family Lingulidae, which is among the few brachiopods surviving today but also known from fossils over 500 million years old
Lungs: Location, Anatomy, Function Complications Left lung Your left lung has two lobes: the superior and the interior Your left lung is smaller than the right because your heart is where the middle lobe on your left lung would be Your left lung has two parts that your right lung doesn’t have: the cardiac notch (where your heart fits) and the lingula, an extension of the superior lobe
Lingula | definition of lingula by Medical dictionary 1 A term applied to several tongue-shaped processes, particularly that of the cerebellum and of the upper lobe of the left lung 2 When not qualified, the lingula of the cerebellum