Summary List of Thoracic Structures

Bones

body
- demifacet for head of rib
pedicle
transverse process
- facet for tubercle of rib
Lamina
spinous process
vertebral foramen
intervertebral foramen
vertebral canal

head
neck
tubercle
angle
body
costal groove

manubrium
jugular notch
sternal angle
body
xiphoid process

Muscles

external intercostal
internal intercostal
innermost intercostal
transversus thoracis

Arteries

Ascending aorta
- left coronary
  - anterior interventricular (or ant. descending)
  - circumflex coronary
- right coronary
  - nodal branch (or vena caval branch)
  - posterior interventricular (or post. descending)
aortic arch
- brachiocephalic trunk
  - right common carotid
  - right subclavian
    - internal thoracic
      - superior epigastric
      - costocervical
      - left common carotid
      - left subclavian
        
        internal thoracic
        
        superior epigastric
        musculophrenic
        
        costocervical
      - descending aorta
        
        segmental posterior intercostal arteries
      Veins
      - posterior intercostal
      - left superior intercostal
      - hemiazygos
      - azygos
      - arch of the azygos
      - left and right brachiocephalic
      - superior vena cava
      - inferior vena cava
      - coronary sinus
        
        great cardiac vein
        small cardiac vein
        middle cardiac vein
    Nerves
    - intercostal
    - sympathetic trunk (or chain)
      - sympathetic ganglion
      - greater splanchnic
      - communicating rami
        
        white
        gray
    - phrenic
    - left vagus
      - left recurrent laryngeal
      - anterior vagal trunk (or ant. gastric)
    - right vagus
      - posterior vagal trunk
    - esophageal plexus
    - cardiac plexus
    Pleura
    - parietal
      - costal
      - diaphragmatic
      - mediastinal
      - cervical (or cupular)
    - visceral
    - costodiaphgragmatic recess
    - costomediastinal recess

Lungs

root
- main (primary) bronchus (right & left)
- pulmonary arteries
- pulmonary veins
- hilar lymph nodes (or pulmonary)
- bronchial arteries & veins
left lung
- upper lobe
- upper lobe bronchus (secondary)
- oblique fissure
- lower lobe
- lower lobe bronchus (secondary)
- tertiary bronchi
right lung
- upper lobe
  - upper lobe bronchus (secondary)
- horizontal fissure
- middle lobe
  - middle lobe bronchus
- oblique fissure
- lower lobe
  - lower lobe bronchus
- tertiary bronchi

Heart

right border
left border
apex
lower border
coronary sulcus (atrioventricular sulcus)
interventricular grooves
- anterior
- posterior
right atrium
- superior vena cava
- inferior vena cava opening
- fossa ovalis
- crista terminalis
- opening for coronary sinus
- right auricle
  - pectinate muscles
right ventricle
- tricuspid valve
- anterior papillary muscle
- septomarginal (moderator) band
- chorda tendineae
- trabeculae carneae
- interventricular septum
- pulmonary artery opening
- pulmonary tricuspid valve
  - semilunar cusps
left atrium
- pulmonary veins
- left auricle
  - pectinate muscles
left ventricle
- mitral (bicuspid) valve
- papillary muscles
- trabeculae carneae
- aortic valve
  - semilunar cusps
    - nodule
    - opening of left and right coronary arteries