Dissection of mediastinum and paravertebral structures
Superior mediastinum.
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Dissection of mediastinum and paravertebral structures
Superior mediastinum.
The view is from the right side. The pleura (6) has been cut away to display the vagus nerve (12) and the lymphatic structures (16, 18) along the trachea. The right lung has been dissected.
- Subclavian artery
- Rib I
- Cupula pleurae
- Apex of lung
- Sympathetic trunk (covered by pleura)
- Mediastinal pleura (cut edge)
- Cardiac branch vagus nerve
- Trachea
- Azygos vein
- Apical segmental bronchus
- Upper pointer: Filament of pulmonary plexus Lower pointer: Right pulmonary artery
- Vagus nerve right
- Common carotid artery
- Recurrent laryngeal nerve
- Brachiocephalic trunk
- Lymph vessel
- Right brachiocephalic vein
- Tracheal lymph nodes
- Superior vena cava