THORAX 



connects the pericardium and the diaphragm can be easily 

 broken down by the use of the handle of the knife. The 

 diaphragm separates the pericardium mainly from the upper 

 surface of the liver, but also, towards the left and anteriorly, 

 from the fundus of the stomach. The apex of the fibrous sac 



Left common carotid artery 



Trachea 

 Left vagus nerve rfiljr-^^^^iSto^i^^^Innominate artery 



-(Esophagus 



Left subclavian arterj 



Right vagus nerve 



..... I -^W : IB -* I ^^^ 



Left subclavian vein- _^ 



Superior vena cava 



Left pulmonary 

 artery 



Left bronchu 



Left pulmonary 

 veins 



Right vagus nerv 



Diaphragmatic 

 surface of heart 



Vena azygos 



Right posterior 

 pulmonary plexus 



Right pulmonary 

 artery 



Right bronchus 



Right pulmonary 

 veins 



CEsophageal plexus 



Portion of per 

 cardium 



Left 



vagus nerve 



Inferior vena cava 



FIG. 31. Posterior Aspect of the Heart, with the Descending Aorta, 

 the Trachea and Bronchi, and the (Esophagus. 



blends with the outer coats of the aorta, the pulmonary 

 arteries and the superior vena cava. The anterior surface lies 

 behind the body of the sternum and the cartilages of the ribs 

 from the second to the sixth inclusive, but it is separated from 

 them by the lungs and pleurae, except (i) in the median plane 

 of the anterior mediastinum, where condensations of the 



