What passes through openings in diaphragm Flashcards
1
Q
Aortic hiatus
A
- aorta
- thoracic duct
2
Q
esophageal hiatus
A
- esophagus
- anterior and posterior vagal trunks
- esophageal branch of L gastric vessels
3
Q
caval opening
A
- IVC
- R phrenic n
4
Q
sternocostal triangle
A
- superior epigastric vessels
5
Q
Posterior to medial arcuate ligaments
A
- Psoas major
- sympathetic trunks
- least splanchnics
6
Q
posterior to lateral arcuate ligaments
A
- quadratus lumborum
7
Q
through R and L crura
A
- greater and lesser splanchnic