The trachea and its relation to bronchi, blood vessels and nerves
Illustration of the trachea relations to major blood vessels, nerves and bronchi of mediastinum.
Term name | Layer | |
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1 | Ligamentum arteriosum (ductus arteriosus [[Botalli]]) | Layer 1 |
2 | Median cricothyroid ligament | Layer 1 |
3 | Thyroid cartilage | Layer 1 |
4 | Cricoid cartilage | Layer 1 |
5 | Right inferior lobar bronchus | Layer 1 |
6 | Middle lobar bronchus | Layer 1 |
7 | Left main bronchus | Layer 1 |
8 | Right superior lobar bronchus | Layer 1 |
9 | Right pulmonary artery | Layer 1 |
10 | Left pulmonary artery | Layer 1 |
11 | Pulmonary trunk | Layer 1 |
12 | Brachiocephalic trunk | Layer 1 |
13 | Azygos vein | Layer 1 |
14 | Internal thoracic artery | Layer 1 |
15 | Subclavian artery | Layer 1 |
16 | Subclavian artery | Layer 1 |
17 | Common carotid artery | Layer 1 |
18 | Common carotid artery | Layer 1 |
19 | Descending aorta | Layer 1 |
20 | Ascending aorta | Layer 1 |
21 | Arch of aorta; aortic arch | Layer 1 |
22 | Oesophagus | Layer 1 |
23 | Oesophagus | Layer 1 |
24 | First rib [I] | Layer 1 |
25 | Recurrent laryngeal nerve | Layer 1 |
26 | Recurrent laryngeal nerve | Layer 1 |
27 | Posterior vagal trunk | Layer 1 |
28 | Anterior vagal trunk | Layer 1 |
29 | Vagus nerve [x] | Layer 1 |
30 | Vagus nerve [x] | Layer 1 |