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Anatomy Atlases: Atlas of Human Anatomy: Plate 19: Figure 1

Atlas of Human Anatomy

The pericardium surrounds the heart which is located between both lungs, and the great vessels are also seen from the bodies ventral side.

Translated by: Ronald A. Bergman, PhD and Adel K. Afifi, MD, MS
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Figure 19-1

a) Larynx.
b) Trachea.
c) Lung, superior lobe.
d) Lung, inferior lobe.
e) Lung, middle lobe.
f) Diaphragm.
g) Xiphoid process, sternum.
h) Pleura, anterior mediastinum.
i) Pleura, diaphragmatic part.
k) Pericardium.

  1. superior vena cava.
  2. innominate vein, left (s. common jugular).
  3. right innominate vein.
  4. subclavian vein.
  5. internal jugular vein.
  6. aortic arch.
  7. innominate (brachiocephalic) artery.
  8. common carotid artery.
  9. subclavian artery.
  10. pericardiacophrenic artery and vein (from the internal thoracic artery [s. internal mammary artery]).
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