A lobe of the lung that is closest to the head. [ https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 ]
Synonyms: cranial lobe of lung lobus superior pulmonis lobus superior superior lobe of lung
Term information
- SCTID:303548008
- FMA:7334
- NCIT:C12285
- galen:UpperLobeOfLung
- UMLS:C0225756 (ncithesaurus:Lung_Upper_Lobe)
the logical definition must have a clause stating position relative to a lower lobe, otherwise a single lobed side (such as the left lobe in the mouse) trivially classifies as an upper lobe
Term relations
- lobe of lung and anterior to some lower lobe of lung and in anterior side of some lung