The Respiratory System
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The left lung is reflected to show the pulmonary ligament (A), which is a continuation of the mediastinal pleura to the visceral pleura. Did you identify the thymus (B), the heart (C), and the diaphragm (E)? What is the name of the nerve D that we see going to the diaphragm? Yes, it is the phrenic nerve. Click on the lungs to remove them.