Tags: Anatomical Structure.
The diaphragmatic surface (external or phrenic surface) is convex smooth and is directed upward backward and to the left except at its upper end where it is directed slightly medialward. It is in relation with the under surface of the diaphragm which separates it from the ninth tenth and eleventh ribs of the left side and the intervening lower border of the left lung and pleura.This article incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray’s Anatomy.
