Autonomic Nerves in Thorax 3

Cervicothoracic Left recurrent laryngeal nerve

(stellate) ganglion
Cervical cardiac nerves
Ansa subclavia (sympathetic and vagal)

Cervical cardiac nerves Vagus nerve (X) (cut)

(sympathetic and vagal)
Thoracic (sympathetic)
Thoracic (sympathetic) cardiac branches
cardiac branches
Left recurrent
Sympathetic trunk laryngeal nerve
Thoracic cardiac branch
Vagus nerve (X) (cut) of vagus nerve
and branches to cardiac
and pulmonary plexuses
Cardiac plexus

Thoracic (sympathetic)
cardiac branches Anterior pulmonary plexus

Anterior pulmonary plexus Posterior pulmonary plexus

(protruding from behind
left bronchus)
Posterior pulmonary plexus
(protruding from behind
right bronchus) Sympathetic trunk

6th intercostal nerve Thoracic aortic plexus

Gray and white Esophageal plexus

rami communicantes
8th intercostal nerve

6th thoracic ganglion Gray and white

rami communicantes

Greater splanchnic nerve

Greater splanchnic nerve

Sympathetic branch
to esophageal plexus Lesser splanchnic nerve

Thoracic duct
Anterior vagal trunk

Lesser splanchnic nerve

Diaphragm
(pulled down)

Least splanchnic nerve

Azygos vein (cut)

Inferior vena cava (cut)

Lungs Plate 206