SUPERIOR VENA CAVA, AORTA AND PULMONABY TRUNKManubrium
ThymusArch of aorta
Right lungRight phrenic nerve
Superior vena cava
Right vagus nerve
TracheaLeft lung and pleuraLeft phrenic nerve
Left superior intercostal vein
Cardiac nerves
Left vagus
Deep cardiac plexus
Left recurrent laryngeal nerve3 Oesophagus in the lower part.
4 Diaphragm..
terior1 Vertebral column.
2 Herniazygos veins.
Io fhe Right Side1 Oesophagus in the upper part.
2 Azygos vein.
3 Thoracic duct.
4 Right lung and pleura (Fig. 19.3).
Oesophagus
Thoracic duct
Fourth thoracic vertebra.Fig. 19.9: Transverse section of the thorax passing through the fourth thoracic vertebraTo the Letl
Left lung and pleura.Bronches
1 Nine posterior intercostal arteries on each side for
the third to eleventh intercostal spaces.
2 The subcostal artery on each side (see Fig. 14.8).
3 Two leftbronchial arteries. The rightbronchial artery
arises from the third right posterior intercostal artery.
4 Oesophageal branches, supplying the middle one-
third of the oesophagus.Right internal jugular veinRight subclavian vein
Right brachiocephalic veinSuperiqr vena cavaLeft internal jugular vein
Brachiocephalic artery
Left subclavian vein
Left brachiocephalic vein
Left subclavian artery
Aortic aneurysm
Left pulmonary artery
Pericardium
Pulmonary trunk
Ascending aorta
Right atriumAzygos veinFig. 19.8: Aorlic aneurysm