Anteriorly
- (1) the pleura reach the midline at rib 2
- (2) the pleura deviate to the left at rib 4 (cardiac notch)
- (3) the pleura deviate to the right at rib 6
- (4) the visceral pleura reaches rib 6 at the mid-clavicular line (vertical bar)
- (4) the parietal pleura reaches rib 8 at the mid-clavicular line (arrow)
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Laterally
- the visceral pleura reaches rib 8 at the mid-axillary line (vertical bar)
- the parietal pleura reaches rib 10 at the mid-axillaryr line
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Posteriorly
- the visceral pleura reaches rib 10
- the parietal pleura reaches rib 12
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