The right costophrenic line extends up to the level of which rib in the mid-axillary line:
Correct Answer: 10th
Description: Right costophrenic line measures approximately 5 cm veically and extends from the eighth to the tenth rib along the midaxillary line LINE OF PLEURAL REFLECTIONS;- Anterior border(costomediastinal);- Right side;-begin from sternoclavicular line upto 6th sternochondral joint in straight line. left side;-from sternoclavicular line upto 4th sternochondral joint in mid line below this it dete away from mid line lateral to sternal margin and reach 6th sternochondral joint. Lower border(costodiaphragmatic line);- stas at xiphisternum crosses midclavicular line at 8th rib and mid axillary line at 10th rib and ends posteriorly 2cm lateral to spinous process of T12 veebrae.
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