1
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| Central tendon |
2
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| Branches of right phrenic nerve |
3
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| Inferior phrenic artery and vein |
4
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| Foramen of vena cava (pointer on latex cast cut off at entrance into right atrium) |
5
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| Costal part of diaphragm |
6
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| Left pointer: Branch of phrenic nerve Right pointer: Esophageal hiatus |
7
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| Inferior phrenic vein (cut off at point of entry into inferior vena cava) |
8
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| Right inferior phrenic artery |
9
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| Right crus of diaphragm |
10
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| Greater splanchnic nerve (cut off) |
11
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| Costodiaphragmatic recess |
12
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| Medial lumbocostal arch |
13
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| Pleura (visible in interval between edges of diaphragmatic muscle see text above) |
14
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| Rib XII |
15
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| Psoas major muscle |
16
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| Sympathetic trunk (pointer on ganglion) |
17
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| Intervertebral disc L. II-III |
18
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| Position of transverse process vertebra L. I (note attachment of diaphragm in this area) |
19
.
| Iliohypogastric nerve |
20
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| Quadratus lumborum muscle |
21
.
| Thoracic nerve XII (subcostal nerve) |
22
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| Diaphragm (costal attachment in region of left eleventh and twelfth ribs) |
23
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| Sternum |
24
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| Sheath of rectus abdominis muscle (posterior layer, fused internally above with sternal part of diaphragm) |
25
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| Pericardium |
26
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| Branches of left phrenic nerve |
27
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| Left inferior phrenic vein |
28
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| Phrenic lymph node |
29
.
| Esophagus (cut off) |
30
.
| Left inferior phrenic artery |
31
.
| Upper pointer: Celiac trunk (cut off) Lower pointer: Left crus of diaphragm |
32
.
| Upper pointer: Abdominal aorta (cut off as it emerges through aortic hiatus) Lower pointer: Greater splanchnic nerve (cut off) |
33
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| Upper pointer: Lesser splanchnic nerve Lower pointer: Medial lumbocostal arch |