Bassett Collection of Stereoscopic Images of Human Anatomy

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KEYWORDS: Esophagus, Mediastinum.

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Dissection of mediastinum and paravertebral structures

Esophagus

The esophagus has been exposed by removing the trachea, the right pulmonary artery and part of the pericardium from the specimen shown previously.

1 .	Chin
2 .	Mandible
3 .	Digastric muscle
4 .	Larynx
5 .	Upper pointer: Inferior laryngeal nerve Lower pointer: Trachea (cut off below first tracheal cartilage)
6 .	Stellate ganglion
7 .	Upper pointer: Right vagus nerve Lower pointer: Recurrent laryngeal nerve right (note esophageal branches)
8 .	Anterior scalene muscle
9 .	Longus colli muscle
10 .	Esophagus
11 .	Right lung
12 .	Azygos vein
13 .	Right main bronchus
14 .	Right pulmonary artery
15 .	Right pulmonary veins
16 .	Inferior vena cava
17 .	Diaphragm
18 .	Upper pointer: Common carotid artery Lower pointer: Internal jugular vein
19 .	Vagus nerve left
20 .	Phrenic nerve left
21 .	Sympathetic trunk
22 .	Recurrent laryngeal nerve
23 .	Brachial plexus
24 .	Left subclavian artery
25 .	Rib I
26 .	Lung left
27 .	Upper pointer: Aortic arch Lower pointer: Ligamentum arteriosum (cut off)
28 .	Left main bronchus
29 .	Left pulmonary artery
30 .	Left pulmonary veins
31 .	Thoracic aorta
32 .	Filament of esophageal plexus
33 .	Pericardium
34 .	Sternum