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Bassett Collection of Stereoscopic Images of Human Anatomy

Dissection of mediastinum and paravertebral structures

Superior mediastinum.

Image #127-4

KEYWORDS: Left lung, Lung, Mediastinum, Pericardial sac, Peripheral nervous system, Vasculature.

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Dissection of mediastinum and paravertebral structures
Superior mediastinum.
The lymph nodes and vessels which were shown in the previous view have been removed from the dissection.
  1. Vagus nerve right
  2. Inferior cervical cardiac vein
  3. Inferior cardiac branch of vagus nerve
  4. Right brachiocephalic vein
  5. Brachiocephalic trunk
  6. Posterior mediastinal lymph node
  7. Filaments of cardiac plexus (two pointers encompass plexus)
  8. Superior vena cava (cut across)
  9. Right coronary artery (cut off)
  10. Right superior pulmonary vein (at entrance into left atrium)
  11. Left pointer: Trachea Right pointer: Esophagus
  12. Stellate ganglion
  13. Middle cervical cardiac nerve
  14. Thoracic duct (cut off)
  15. Superior cardiac branch vagus nerve
  16. Vagus nerve left
  17. Left subclavian artery
  18. Recurrent laryngeal nerve
  19. Pericardium
  20. Pulmonary trunk
  21. Cardiac ganglion
  22. Left coronary artery