THE ORGANS OF THE THORAX 



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Fig- 77- The Organs of the Thorax. 



I to X, ribs; i to 10, costal cartilages on the left; a, sternum; b, clavicle; (the inter, 

 costal muscles are left out in order to show the organs inside the thorax) ; c, trachea ; 

 </, right lung ; e, left lung ; f t apex of the heart ; g, base of the heart (the white line round 

 the heart represents the pericardium) ; h, upper surface of the diaphragm ; i, liver ; k, stomach; 

 /, intestine. The last three organs are beneath the diaphragm, and therefore belong to the 

 abdomen. 



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