Great Vessels of Superior Mediastinum Anatomy
Cricoid cartilage
Thyroid cartilage, Thyroid
gland, Right common carotid
artery Right vagus nerve (CN X) Anterior scalene muscle, Phrenic nerve, Trachea, Left common carotid artery Left vagus nerve (CN X), Anterior scalene muscle Phrenic nerve (cut)
Thoracic duct, Brachial
plexus, Right internal
jugular vein, External
jugular vein, Brachial plexus
ry and vein vein, Left brachiocephalic vein Internal
thoracic artery, Right
subclavian a, Brachiocephalic
t Right brachiocep, Phrenic
nerve and pericardiacophrenic artery and vein (cut), Superior vena cava,
Right superior lobar (eparterial) bronchus, Pulmonary trunk, Right pulmonary artery, Right pulmonary veins, Mediastinal part of parietal pleura (cut edge), Costal part of parietal pleura (cut edge), Diaphragmatic part of parietal pleura, Phrenic nerve (cut), Azygos vein Thoracic duct, Inferior vena cava Esophagus and esophageal plexus, Respiratory diaphragm, Pericardium (cut edge), Left main bronchus, Vagus nerve (CN X), Left recurrent laryngeal nerve, Ligamentum arteriosum, Left pulmonary artery, Left pulmonary veins, Mediastinal part of parietal pleura (cut edge), Costal part of parietal pleura (cut edge), Phrenic nerve (cut), Diaphragmatic part of parietal pleura and cut edge.
Right superior lobar (eparterial) bronchus, Pulmonary trunk, Right pulmonary artery, Right pulmonary veins, Mediastinal part of parietal pleura (cut edge), Costal part of parietal pleura (cut edge), Diaphragmatic part of parietal pleura, Phrenic nerve (cut), Azygos vein Thoracic duct, Inferior vena cava Esophagus and esophageal plexus, Respiratory diaphragm, Pericardium (cut edge), Left main bronchus, Vagus nerve (CN X), Left recurrent laryngeal nerve, Ligamentum arteriosum, Left pulmonary artery, Left pulmonary veins, Mediastinal part of parietal pleura (cut edge), Costal part of parietal pleura (cut edge), Phrenic nerve (cut), Diaphragmatic part of parietal pleura and cut edge.