| 1
.
| Accessory hemiazygos vein |
| 2
.
| Azygos vein |
| 3
.
| Upper pointer: Body of vertebra Th. VIII (pointer on anterior longitudinal ligament) Lower pointer: Intervertebral disc Th. VII-IX |
| 4
.
| Vein draining body of vertebra |
| 5
.
| Posterior intercostal arteries IX and X |
| 6
.
| Greater splanchnic nerve (lower pointer on splanchnic ganglion) |
| 7
.
| Lesser splanchnic nerve |
| 8
.
| Least splanchnic it |
| 9
.
| Diaphragm (cut off) |
| 10
.
| Lumbar part of diaphragm (upper pointer: left crus; lower pointer: right crus) |
| 11
.
| Left pointer: Hemiazygos vein Right pointer: Posterior intercostal vein VIII |
| 12
.
| Rib VIII |
| 13
.
| Costal pleura |
| 14
.
| Sympathetic trunk (lower pointer on ganglion of sympathetic trunk) |
| 15
.
| Rami communicantes |
| 16
.
| Intercostal nerve XI |
| 17
.
| Head of rib XII |
| 18
.
| Subcostal nerve (note large ramus communicans) |
| 19
.
| Upper pointer: Quadratus lumborum muscle Lower pointer: Psoas major muscle |
| 20
.
| Ascending lumbar vein |
| 21
.
| Transverse process of vertebra L. II |
| 22
.
| Lumbar nerve I (passing downward to join lumbar plexus) |
