THORACIC CAVITY 



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FIG. 52. The Thoracic Duct and its Tributaries. 



1. Lumbar veins. 



2. Left renal vein. 



3. Right renal artery. 



4. Inferior vena cava. 



5. Suprarenal gland. 



6. Cisterna chyli. 



7. Thoracic duct. 



8. Descending thoracic 



lymph trunk. 



9. Vena azygos. 



10. Mediastinal lymph 



vessel. 



11. Superior intercostal vein 



12. Subclavian vein. 



13. Subclavian artery. 



14. Clavicle. 



15. Scalenus anterior 



muscle. 



16. Phrenic nerve. 



17. Thyreo-cervical trunk. 



18. Internal jugular vein. 



19. Vertebral artery. 



20. Common carotid artery 



21. Trachea. 



22. Thyreoid gland. 



23. Oesophagus. 



24. Common carotid artery. 



25. Internal jugular vein'. 



26. Vertebral artery. 



27. Thyreo-cervical trunk. 



28. Common lymph 



trunk from head and 

 upper limb. 



29. Scalenus anterior 



muscle. 



30. Subclavian artery. 



31. Superior intercostal vein 



32. Bronchial lymph 



vessel. 



33. Vena hemiazygos 



accessoria. 



34. Aorta. 



35. Vena hemiazygos. 



36. Oesophagus. 



37. Descending thoracic 



lymph trunk. 



38. Inferior phrenic artery. 



39. Suprarenal gland. 



40. Cceliac artery. 



41. Superior mesenteric 



artery. 



42. Common intestinal 



lymph trunk. 



43. Renal artery. 



44. Renal vein. 



45. Common lumbar 



lymph trunk. 



