Oesophagus
Thymus
Topography
Sections
Thoracic viscera, radiography
T ra c h e a
Corpus costae I; III; IV
A. p u im o n a lis d e xtra.
A a lo b ä re s in ferio res
— Ventriculus cordis
sinister
— Diaphragma
Apex cordis
Recessus costo-
diaphragmaticus
Fig. 927
Thoracic cage, Cavea thoracis, and thoracic viscera;
PA-radiograph of a 27-year-old male (thorax radiograph].
1
= “Aortic knob”
Fig. 928
Outline of the heart shadow in the radiograph;
Dt = Transverse diameter,
ab + cd = 13-14 cm
L =
Longitudinal axis of the heart (from the superior
border of the right atrial contour to the apex of the
heart] = 15-16 cm
M = Median plane of the body
M
