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Differences Between The Left And Right Lungs

 Right lungLeft lung
Size and shapeLarger, shorter, and broaderSmaller, longer, and narrower
Weight700 g650 g
LobesThree (upper, middle, and lower)Two lobes (upper and lower)
FissureTwo (horizontal and oblique)One (oblique)
Anterior borderStraightNot straight (presents a cardiac notch)
HilumTwo bronchi (eparterial and hyparterial)One bronchus (left principal bronchus)
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