THORACIC CAVITY 



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lines are the parasternal, the mid-axillary, and the scapular 

 line. 



The parasternal line is a vertical line, situated midway 



Cervical dome of pleura 



Right innominate vein 



Cut edge of 

 parietal pleura 



Trachea 



Vena azygos - 



Eparterial 



branch of 



bronchus 



Pulmonary 



artery 



Bronchus 



(hyparterial part) 



Pulmonary veins 



Inferior vena 

 cava 



Cut edge of 

 parietal pleura 



Left innominate 

 vein 



Superior vena 

 cava 



Diaphragmatic 

 pleura 



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r iG. 10. The Right Pleural Sac, in a subject hardened by formalin injection, 

 opened into by the removal of the costal part of the parietal pleura. The 

 right lung also has been removed to display the right mediastinal pleura. 

 Note the line of diaphragmatic reflection of the pleura. 



between the margin of the sternum and the lateral body line, 

 which is a perpendicular projected vertically upwards, from 

 the mid point between the anterior superior spine of the 

 ilium and the symphysis pubis. The mid-axillary line needs 



