Bassett Collection of Stereoscopic Images of Human Anatomy

Dissection of diaphragm

Diaphragm viewed from above, pleura removed

Image #130-1

KEYWORDS: Diaphragm, Lung, Muscles and tendons, Pericardial sac.

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Dissection of diaphragm

Diaphragm viewed from above, pleura removed

The lungs have been removed and the tracheobronchial tree has been pulled posteriorly to provide an unobstructed view of the diaphragm. A narrow band of pericardium has been preserved along the margin of its diaphragmatic attachment. Lymphatic structures have been dissected on the upper surface of the diaphragm.

1 .	Costal pleura
2 .	Ascending aorta
3 .	Esophagus
4 .	Phrenic nerve right
5 .	Central tendon of diaphragm
6 .	Inferior vena cava
7 .	Lymph vessel
8 .	Pericardium
9 .	Musculophrenic artery
10 .	Left main bronchus (retracted)
11 .	Rib VII (cut off)
12 .	Posterior mediastinal lymph node
13 .	Left vagus nerve
14 .	Phrenicoesophageal membrane
15 .	Phrenic nerve left (cut off)
16 .	Musculophrenic artery