Aortic impression
Impressio aortica
Definition
The aortic impression is a normal depression located on the mediastinal surface of the left caudal lobe of the lung, corresponding to the passage of the thoracic aorta along the pulmonary parenchyma.
It is one of the visible reliefs on the medial surface of the lung, situated near the cardiac impression and the esophageal impression.
References
König HE, Liebich HG. Veterinary Anatomy of Domestic Mammals: Textbook and Colour Atlas. 7th ed. Stuttgart: Thieme; 2020.
Dyce KM, Sack WO, Wensing CJG. Textbook of Veterinary Anatomy. 5th ed. St. Louis: Elsevier; 2017.
International Committee on Veterinary Gross Anatomical Nomenclature. Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria. 6th ed. Hannover: Editorial Committee, World Association of Veterinary Anatomists; 2017.
