Right lung

Last revised by Craig Hacking ◉ on 4 Nov 2021

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Citation:

Hacking C, Skalski M, Right lung. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 02 Mar 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-38934

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-38934

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https://radiopaedia.org/articles/38934

rID:

38934

Article created:

11 Aug 2015, Craig Hacking ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Craig Hacking had no recorded disclosures.

Last revised:

4 Nov 2021, Craig Hacking ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Craig Hacking had no recorded disclosures.

Revisions:

5 times, by 2 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Chest

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Anatomy

The right lung is one of two lungs, located in the right hemithorax on the right of the heart and mediastinum.

There are a few differences between the two lungs:

The right lung is larger in volume than the left lung, with a larger transverse dimension (due to the heart on the left) but a shorter longitudinal dimension (due to the liver causing the right hemidiaphragm to be higher than the left).
The right main bronchus also differs to the left main bronchus, as it is longer, larger caliber and more vertical.
The right lung has 2 fissures: the oblique and horizontal fissures.
The right lung contains 3 lobes and 10 bronchopulmonary segments: