Anatomy
·Thorax & Spine
Diaphragm
⭐ PREMIUM
The diaphragm is the chief muscle of respiration; its openings and their levels are heavily tested.
OPENINGS — "I 8 (ate) 10 EGGS AAT 12"
• T8: CAVAL opening (in the central tendon) — IVC + right phrenic nerve.
• T10: OESOPHAGEAL (in the right crus muscle) — oesophagus + anterior & posterior vagal trunks.
• T12: AORTIC (behind the median arcuate ligament, not truly through the diaphragm) — aort…
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