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Bassett Collection of Stereoscopic Images of Human Anatomy

Dissection of pericardium and heart in situ

Thymus and related structures, close-up view

Image #116-6

KEYWORDS: Heart, Left heart, Mediastinum, Pericardial sac, Right heart, Thymus.

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Dissection of pericardium and heart in situ
Thymus and related structures, close-up view
The upper portion of the specimen from the preceding view is shown here to illustrate in more detail the relations of the thymus to nearby mediastinal structures.
  1. Superior trunk brachial plexus
  2. Phrenic nerve
  3. Anterior scalene muscle
  4. Upper pointer: Vagus nerve Lower pointer: Recurrent laryngeal nerve
  5. Fibrous remnant of cervical portion of thymus
  6. Right subclavian artery
  7. Mediastinal pleura (cut and reflected)
  8. Cardiac plexus
  9. Right brachiocephalic vein
  10. Internal thoracic artery (displaced posteriorly)
  11. Fascia enclosing thymus
  12. Pericardiacophrenic artery
  13. Superior vena cava
  14. Left internal jugular vein
  15. Left common carotid artery
  16. Vagus nerve
  17. Thoracic duct
  18. Upper pointer: Subclavian artery Lower pointer: Subclavian vein
  19. Rib I
  20. Upper pointer: Left brachiocephalic vein Lower pointer: Internal thoracic vein
  21. Thymus (right lobe)
  22. Thymic branch internal thoracic artery
  23. Thymus (left lobe)
  24. Superior sternopericardial ligament
  25. Pericardium