Structures in Posterior Mediastinum
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Structures in the Posterior MediastinumEsophagus
Blood Vessels and Lymphatic VesselsThoracic aorta
Azygos venous system
Lymphatics
Autonomic Nervous System in the Thorax
Sympathetic nervous system
Rami communicantes Thoracic splanchnic nerves Contain sympathetic preganglionic GVE fibers with cell bodies located in the lateral horn (intermediolateral cell column) of the spinal cord and GVA fibers with cell bodies located in the dorsal root ganglia. Greater splanchnic nerve
Parasympathetic nervous system
Right vagus nerve
Organ-specific effects of autonomic activity
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