Caudal interlobar fissure [left lung]

Fissura interlobaris caudalis [pulmonis sinistri]

Definition

Juliette Garnodier

The caudal interlobar fissure of the left lung is the anatomical groove that separates the cranial lobe from the caudal lobe of the left lung.

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.

  • Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria (NAV). 6th ed. Hannover: Editorial Committee, World Association of Veterinary Anatomists; 2017.

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