Thorax Lab 2

Bones

Manubrium

Vertebral bodies

Nerves

Vagus nn.

Right vagus n.

Left vagus n.

Left recurrent laryngeal n.

Esophageal plexus

Anterior vagal trunk

Posterior vagal trunk

Sympathetic trunk

Greater splanchnic nn.

Intercostal nn.

Vessels

Brachiocephalic a.

Common carotid aa.

Subclavian aa.

Axillary aa.

Brachial aa.

Brachiocephalic vv.

Subclavian vv.

Axillary vv.

Brachial vv.

Aorta

Superior vena cava

Pulmonary veins

Pulmonary trunk

Pulmonary aa.

Descending aorta

Azygos v.

Hemiazygos v.

Accessory hemiazygos vv.

Intercostal vv.

Inferior vena cava

Posterior intercostal aa.

Posterior intercostal vv.

Coronary Vessels

Right coronary a.

• Right (acute) marginal a.

• Posterior interventricular/posterior descending a.

Left coronary a.

• Anterior interventricular branch/left anterior descending a.

• Circumflex branch

Coronary vessels

Cardiac vv.

Coronary sinus

Great cardiac v.

Middle cardiac v.

Small cardiac v.

Lungs

Apex

Base

Airways

Trachea

Primary bronchi

Carina

Cardiac impression

Hilum of the lung

Oblique fissure

Horizontal fissure

groove for the aorta

Lobes

Left Superior

Left Inferior

Right Superior

Right Middle

Right Inferior

Miscellaneous

Ligamentum arteriosum

Posterior mediastinum

Pericardium

Bronchopulmonary lymph nodes

Pleura

• Visceral pleura

• Parietal pleura

Pulmonary ligament

Pericardial sac

Esophagus

Thoracic duct

Tracheobronchial lymph nodes

Intercostal neurovascular bundles

Clinical Correlations

Coronary artery bypass (graft, CABG)

Intubation and aspirated bodies

Irritation of the pleurae and referred pain

Obstruction of the vena cavae