Anatomical planes:
• Sagittal
• Transversal
• Frontal / Coronal
• Superior / Inferior
• Cranial / Caudal
• Anterior / Posterior
• Ventral / Dorsal
• Distal / Proximal
Body Cavities:
• Dorsal Body Cavity
• Cranial Cavity
• Spinal Cavity
• Ventral Body Cavity
• Thoracic Cavity
• Pleural Cavities
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,Mediastinum:
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,1) Superior Mediastinum
o Thymus
o Large Blood Vessels
o Arcus Aortae
o Brachiocephalic trunk
§ Left common carotid artery
§ Left subclavian artery
o Brachiocephalic veins
o Superior vena cava
o Trachea
o Esophagus
o Thoracic Duct
o Nerves
§ Vagal nerves
§ Left recurrent laryngeal nerve
§ Phrenic nerves
o Sympathetic trunk
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