Mediastinum: Right Lateral View Anatomy
Cervical parietal pleura and suprapleural
membrane (Sibson’s fascia), Right
vagus nerve (CN X), Esophagus, Sympathetic trunk, Right superior intercostal vein 4th thoracic vertebral body, Right main bronchus and bronchial artery, Azygos vein, Arch of azygos vein, Posterior intercostal vein and artery and intercostal nerve, Innermost intercostal muscles, Phrenic
nerve and pericardiacophrenic artery and vein*.
Internal intercostal membrane
deep to external intercostal muscles, Gray and white rami
communicantes, Costal part of parietal pleura (cut edge), Greater
thoracic splanchnic nerve, Esophagus and esophageal plexus, Bronchopulmonary (hilar) lymph nodes, Pulmonary
ligament (cut), *Nerve
and vessels commonly run independently. Anterior
scalene muscle and phrenic nerve, Brachial
plexus, Right subclavian
artery and vein, Clavicle, Subclavius muscle, 1st rib, Right and left brachiocephalic
veins, Right internal
thoracic artery, Thymus (seen through mediastinal pleura), Superior vena cava, Right pulmonary artery, Mediastinal
part of parietal pleura (cut edge), Fibrous pericardium over right atrium, Right pulmonary veins, Inferior
vena cava (covered by mediastinal part of parietal pleura), Respiratory
diaphragm central tendon and muscular part (covered by diaphragmatic part of parietal pleura), Costal part of parietal pleura (cut edge), Costodiaphragmatic recess of
pleural cavity.
