Full relationships Flashcards
The intercostal nerves, arteries and veins are positioned ________ to the internal intercostal muscles.
deep
The internal thoracic artery is positioned ________ to the first six costal cartilages
posterior (deep)
The left phrenic nerve passes _______ to the root of the left lung.
anterior
The left phrenic nerve is positioned _______ to the pericardial sac.
lateral
The left phrenic nerve passes ________ to the ascending aorta.
lateral
The right phrenic nerve is positioned ________ to the superior vena cava.
lateral
The right phrenic nerve is positioned _________ to the pericardial sac.
lateral
The right phrenic nerve passes _________ to the root of the right lung.
anterior
The arch of the aorta passes ________ to the pulmonary trunk.
superior
The left vagus nerve passes directly _______ to the arch of the aorta.
lateral
The left recurrent laryngeal nerve passes _______ to the ligamentum arteriosum.
posterior
The left recurrent laryngeal nerve passes directly _____ to the arch of the aorta.
inferior
The left vagus nerve passes _______ to the left main bronchus.
posterior
The right vagus nerve is positioned ____ to the trachea.
lateral
The right vagus nerve passes _____ to the arch of the azygos vein and _____ to the right main bronchus.
medial/posterior
The superior vena cava is positioned______ to the ascending aorta.
lateral (right)
The azygos vein (arch) passes _______ to the right main bronchus.
superior
The transverse pericardial sinus is positioned _______ to the ascending aorta and the pulmonary trunk.
posterior
The esophagus is positioned ______ to the trachea.
posterior
The esophagus passes _______ to the left main bronchus.
posterior
The descending (thoracic) aorta passes _______ to the left main bronchus.
posterior
The right posterior intercostal arteries pass ______ to the vertebral bodies.
anterior
The intercostal veins, arteries, and nerves are all positioned directly ______ to the ribs.
inferior
The sympathetic chain is positioned ______ to the thoracic vertebral bodies.
lateral
The descending (thoracic) aorta is positioned ______- to the pericardial sac.
posterior
The descending (thoracic) aorta is positioned to the ______ of the vertebral bodies.
left (lateral)
The inferior vena cava is positioned to the _____ of the descending aorta.
right
The greater splanchnic nerve is positioned _______ to the sympathetic chain.
anterior - medial
The esophagus is positioned _______ to the pericardial sac.
posterior
Near the diaphragm, the esophagus is positioned ______ to the thoracic aorta.
anterior
The thoracic duct is positioned directly ______ to the thoracic vertebral bodies.
anterior
The common bile duct passes _______ to the duodenum (first segment) and _______ to the epiploic foramen.
posterior/anterior
The hepatic portal vein passes ______ to the epiploic foramen, and in the lesser omentum (hepatoduodenal
ligament), it is typically positioned ______ to the bile duct and the hepatic artery proper.
anterior/posterior
The hepatic artery proper passes _______ to the epiploic foramen.
anterior