Bassett Collection of Stereoscopic Images of Human Anatomy

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KEYWORDS: Lymphatics, Mediastinum, Peripheral nervous system, Vasculature.

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Dissection of mediastinum and paravertebral structures

Superior mediastinum.

The aortic arch has been elevated and the pulmonary arteries have been retracted downward.

Transverse scapular artery
Anterior scalene muscle
Recurrent laryngeal nerve
Right vagus nerve
Brachiocephalic trunk
Superior tracheobronchial lymph nodes
Cardiac plexus
Azygos vein (cut off)
Right main bronchus (note filaments of pulmonary plexus along bronchus)
Bronchus of upper right lobe
Inferior tracheobronchial lymph node
Common carotid artery
Trachea
Esophagus
Vertebral artery
Stellate ganglion
Cervical nerve VIII
Subclavian artery
Cupula pleurae
Left common carotid artery
Aortic arch (elevated)
Vagus nerve left
Tracheal bifurcation
Upper pointer: Superior tracheobronchial lymph nodes Lower pointer: Ligamentum arteriosum
Left main bronchus
Pulmonary trunk (retracted downward)