| 1
.
| Inferior vena cava (cut off) |
| 2
.
| Right inferior phrenic vein |
| 3
.
| Central tendon of diaphragm |
| 4
.
| Diaphragm (note in area medial to pointer that some muscle and tendinous fibers form a separate, obliquely placed layer) |
| 5
.
| Lateral lumbocostal arch |
| 6
.
| Area of attachment of lumbocostal arches to transverse process of first lumbar vertebra |
| 7
.
| Medial lumbocostal arch |
| 8
.
| Rib XII (pointer on attachment of lateral lumbocostal arch) |
| 9
.
| Upper pointer: Sympathetic trunk (pointer on ganglion) Lower pointer: Lumbar vein (cut off at entry into inferior vena cava; note ascending lumbar vein extending upward through diaphragm) |
| 10
.
| Renal fascia (posterior lamina, partially removed) |
| 11
.
| Transversalis fascia |
| 12
.
| Psoas major muscle (covered by fascia) |
| 13
.
| Esophagus (cut off) |
| 14
.
| Plexus of nerves derived from phrenic nerve and celiac plexus |
| 15
.
| Esophageal hiatus |
| 16
.
| Left inferior phrenic artery |
| 17
.
| Right inferior phrenic artery |
| 18
.
| Communicating filaments between celiac plexus and phrenic nerve |
| 19
.
| Celiac branch of vagus nerve |
| 20
.
| Celiac trunk |
| 21
.
| Celiac ganglion |
| 22
.
| Abdominal aorta (divided) |
| 23
.
| Right crus of diaphragm |
| 24
.
| Lumbar lymph node (lateral aortic node) |
