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Mediastinal pleura — A transverse section of the thorax, showing the contents of the middle and the posterior mediastinum. The pleural and pericardial cavities are exaggerated since normally there is no space between parietal and visceral pleura and between… … Wikipedia
Thoracic cavity — Latin cavitas thoracis Gray s subject #136 524 Dorlands/Elsevier … Wikipedia
Subclavian artery — Infobox Artery Name = Subclavian artery Latin = arteria subclavia GraySubject = 148 GrayPage = 575 Caption = Schematic of the proximal aorta and its branches. The left subclavian artery is the fifth branch of the aorta and the third branch from… … Wikipedia
Thoracic aorta — Infobox Artery Name = PAGENAME Latin = pars thoracica aortae, aorta thoracalis GraySubject = 153 GrayPage = 598 Caption = The thoracic aorta, viewed from the left side. Caption2 = Histopathological image of dissecting aneurysm of thoracic aorta… … Wikipedia
Prevertebral fascia — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = lamina prevertebralis fasciae cervicalis GraySubject = 111 GrayPage = 389 Caption = Prevertebral fascia labeled in red, both according to older litterature (e.g. Gray s) and newer litteratureEssential… … Wikipedia
Retropharyngeal space — Infobox Anatomy Name = Retropharyngeal space Latin = spatium retropharyngeum GraySubject = 111 GrayPage = 390 Caption = Section of the neck at about the level of the sixth cervical vertebra. Showing the arrangement of the fascia coli. Caption2 =… … Wikipedia
mediastinum posterius — [TA] posterior mediastinum: the division of the mediastinum bounded posteriorly by the vertebral column, anteriorly by the pericardium, and on each side by the pleura. It contains the descending aorta, the azygos, hemiazygos, and accessory… … Medical dictionary
mediastinum — mediastinal, adj. /mee dee a stuy neuhm/, n., pl. mediastina / a stuy neuh/. Anat. 1. a median septum or partition between two parts of an organ, or paired cavities of the body. 2. the partition separating the right and left thoracic cavities,… … Universalium
Artery — A vessel that carries blood that is high in oxygen content away from the heart to the farthest reaches of the body. Since blood in arteries is usually full of oxygen, the hemoglobin in the red blood cells is oxygenated. The resultant form of… … Medical dictionary
branch — An offshoot; in anatomy, one of the primary divisions of a nerve or blood vessel. A b.. See ramus, artery, nerve, vein. SYN: ramus (1) [TA]. accessory meningeal b. SYN: pterygomeningeal artery … Medical dictionary
