Thorax

Pectoral nerves: Lateral vs Medial

"Lateral Less, Medial More"

  • Lateral pectoral nerve goes only through pectoralis major muscle
  • Medial pectoral nerve goes through both pectoralis major and pectoralis minor muscles

 

3

Thoracic duct, azygous vein and esophagus: relations

"The duck between 2 gooses"

 

Thoracic duct (duck) lies between 2 gooses, azygous and esophagus.

 

 

 

4

Posterior mediastinum: Contents

  "DATES"

  • Descending aorta
  • Azygous vein and hemiazygous vein
  • Thoracic duct
  • Esophagus
  • Sympathetic trunk/ ganglia
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Diaphragm apertures: Spinal levels

"Voice Of America" Diaphragm
In order, from lower to higher vertebral levels, 

  • Inferior Vena cava: T8 
  • Oesophagus: T10
  • Aorta: T12

(Voice Of America (VOA) is a radio broadcast station).

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