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Bassett Collection of Stereoscopic Images of Human Anatomy

Dissection of lungs in situ

General view of vascular and bronchial distribution within lungs.

Image #124-1

KEYWORDS: Left lung, Lung, Pericardial sac, Right lung, Vasculature.

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Dissection of lungs in situ
General view of vascular and bronchial distribution within lungs.
The specimen is shown in a considerably more advanced stage of dissection than that in the previous view. The upper lobes of both lungs and the right middle lobe have been removed. However, the major vessels and bronchi to these parts have been preserved. Most of the heart has been removed. The ascending aorta has been cut off to expose the right pulmonary artery (8). The pericardium has been cut away except for its posterior and diaphragmatic parts.
  1. Right common carotid artery
  2. Anterior scalene muscle
  3. Right subclavian artery
  4. Vagus nerve right
  5. Costal pleura
  6. Upper pointer: Anterior mediastinal lymph node Lower pointer: Lymphatic Vessels
  7. Bronchus of upper right lobe
  8. Right pulmonary artery
  9. Right. superior pulmonary vein
  10. Bronchus of middle right lobe
  11. Right inferior pulmonary vein (at entrance into left atrium)
  12. Lateral basal segmental bronchus
  13. Inferior lobe right lung
  14. Inferior vena cava (cut off at entrance into right atrium)
  15. Diaphragm
  16. Trachea
  17. Pleura
  18. Left common carotid artery (cut off)
  19. Left subclavian artery
  20. Aortic arch
  21. Cardiac plexus
  22. Pulmonary trunk
  23. Left pulmonary artery
  24. Bronchus of upper left lobe
  25. Left inferior pulmonary vein
  26. Medial basal segmental bronchus
  27. Left atrium
  28. Pericardium
  29. Lower lobe left lung