Bassett Collection of Stereoscopic Images of Human Anatomy
Dissection of mediastinum and paravertebral structures
Right first and second intercostal spaces; stellate ganglion; costocervical trunk
Image #128-5
KEYWORDS: Peripheral nervous system.
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Dissection of mediastinum and paravertebral structures
Right first and second intercostal spaces; stellate ganglion; costocervical trunk
The view is from below and in front.
- Sternocleidomastoid muscle (cut off)
- Ascending cervical artery
- Transverse colli artery
- Anterior scalene muscle (cut off note remnant of insertion of this muscle on first rib slightly lower in view)
- Branches of costocervical trunk (upper pointer, deep cervical artery; lower pointer, supreme intercostal artery)
- Inferior trunk brachial plexus
- Rib I (cut off)
- Thoracic nerve
- Rami intercostal nerve I
- Sympathetic trunk
- Ramus communicans
- Rib II
- Intercostal nerve II
- Innermost intercostal muscle
- Common carotid artery
- Middle cervical ganglion
- Vagus nerve right
- Thyrocervical trunk
- Vertebral artery
- Trachea
- Upper pointer: Internal thoracic artery (cut off) Lower pointer: Ansa subclavia
- Stellate ganglion
- Posterior mediastinal lymph node
- Anterior longitudinal ligament
- Esophagus
- Thoracic cardiac nerve
- Branch posterior intercostal artery (to esophagus, trachea)
- Intercostal vein III