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The aorta is situated on the left, the thoracic duct in the middle, and the azygos vein on the right. [1]: 185 The hemiazygos vein may pass through the aortic hiatus [2] or may pass through the diaphragm independently through its own foramen in the left crus.
There are two openings of the thoracic cavity, a superior thoracic aperture known as the thoracic inlet and a lower inferior thoracic aperture known as the thoracic outlet. The thoracic cavity includes the tendons as well as the cardiovascular system which could be damaged from injury to the back, spine or the neck.
The superior thoracic aperture is essentially a hole surrounded by a bony ring, through which several vital structures pass. It is bounded by: the first thoracic vertebra (T1) posteriorly; the first pair of ribs laterally, forming lateral C-shaped curves posterior to anterior; and the costal cartilage of the first rib and the superior border of the manubrium anteriorly.
The outermost wall of inferior vena cava is fused with the central tendon. [8] esophageal hiatus: T10: The esophageal hiatus is situated in the posterior part of the diaphragm, located slightly left of the west central tendon through the muscular sling of the right crus of the diaphragm.
The caval opening of diaphragm [2] (also foramen of vena cava, [1] vena caval foramen [3] [1]) is an opening in the central tendon of diaphragm giving passage to the inferior vena cava [2] [3] as well as to some terminal [2] branches of [2] [1] the right phrenic nerve, [2] [3] and some lymphatic vessels en route to middle phrenic and mediastinal lymph nodes. [2]
The right lung has three lobes – upper, middle, and lower (or superior, middle, and inferior), and the left lung has two – upper and lower (or superior and inferior), plus a small tongue-shaped portion of the upper lobe known as the lingula. Each lobe is further divided up into segments called bronchopulmonary segments. Each lung has a ...
It is inferior to the fibrous pericardium, which fuses with the central tendon of the diaphragm via the pericardiacophrenic ligament. The caval opening (at the level of the T8 vertebra) passes through the central tendon. This transmits the inferior vena cava [1] and right phrenic nerve.
The mediastinum (from Medieval Latin: mediastinus, lit. 'midway'; [2] pl.: mediastina) is the central compartment of the thoracic cavity.Surrounded by loose connective tissue, it is a region that contains vital organs and structures within the thorax, namely the heart and its vessels, the esophagus, the trachea, the vagus, phrenic and cardiac nerves, the thoracic duct, the thymus and the lymph ...