| 1
.
| Hypoglossal nerve (XII) |
| 2
.
| Nodose ganglion of vagus nerve |
| 3
.
| Internal carotid artery |
| 4
.
| Gray rami communicantes (to cervical nerve IV-V, which have been cut away) |
| 5
.
| Accessory nerve (XI) |
| 6
.
| Superior laryngeal nerve |
| 7
.
| Descending branch hypoglossal nerve |
| 8
.
| Vagus nerve (X) |
| 9
.
| Sternocleidomastoid muscle |
| 10
.
| Superficial fascia (deep lamina of external layer) |
| 11
.
| Superior horn thyroid cartilage |
| 12
.
| Internal jugular vein |
| 13
.
| Sympathetic trunk |
| 14
.
| Gray rami communicantes (to cervical nerve IV-V) |
| 15
.
| Common carotid artery |
| 16
.
| Ganglion cervical nerve VI |
| 17
.
| Superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle |
| 18
.
| Pharyngeal venous plexus |
| 19
.
| Middle pharyngeal constrictor muscle |
| 20
.
| Superior cervical ganglion |
| 21
.
| Body cervical vertebra III (cut in midline) |
| 22
.
| Pharyngeal branch of external maxillary artery |
| 23
.
| Inferior pharyngeal constrictor muscle |
| 24
.
| Pharyngeal plexus vagus nerve |
| 25
.
| Ganglion cervical nerve V |
| 26
.
| Posterior longitudinal ligament |
