Bassett Collection of Stereoscopic Images of Human Anatomy

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KEYWORDS: Esophagus, Mediastinum.

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Dissection of mediastinum and paravertebral structures

Esophagus

The esophagus has been exposed by removing the trachea, the right pulmonary artery and part of the pericardium from the specimen shown previously.

Chin
Mandible
Digastric muscle
Larynx
Upper pointer: Inferior laryngeal nerve Lower pointer: Trachea (cut off below first tracheal cartilage)
Stellate ganglion
Upper pointer: Right vagus nerve Lower pointer: Recurrent laryngeal nerve right (note esophageal branches)
Anterior scalene muscle
Longus colli muscle
Esophagus
Right lung
Azygos vein
Right main bronchus
Right pulmonary artery
Right pulmonary veins
Inferior vena cava
Diaphragm
Upper pointer: Common carotid artery Lower pointer: Internal jugular vein
Vagus nerve left
Phrenic nerve left
Sympathetic trunk
Recurrent laryngeal nerve
Brachial plexus
Left subclavian artery
Rib I
Lung left
Upper pointer: Aortic arch Lower pointer: Ligamentum arteriosum (cut off)
Left main bronchus
Left pulmonary artery
Left pulmonary veins
Thoracic aorta
Filament of esophageal plexus
Pericardium
Sternum