Thoracic wall, diaphragm & mediastinum
Product code: HP0405
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Whole Whole region / system / unpaired organ.
The mediastinum is densely packed with numerous anatomical structures that are critical for life. Understanding their position, morphology, relations, and surface anatomy is key to proficient patient examination, clinical reasoning, interventional procedures, and medical image interpretation. This Silicone Plastinate has been carefully designed to provide unique views of the boundaries and contents of the mediastinum via large windows cut through the anterolateral thoracic wall, alongside common positional reference points (e.g., vertebral column, sternum, and diaphragm). The trachea, oesophagus and major vessels can be followed into the neck and abdomen, and the structure and innervation of the thoracic wall, superior part of the abdominal wall and the diaphragm are easily explored.
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Polymer injected arteries
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Stand mounted
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Human tissue with unique ID
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Full aftersales support
Key features include
- Thorax, neck, and superior part of abdominal wall (from approximatly vertebral level C2 / C3 to L1).
- Structure of the thoracic wall, including the intercostal and accessory intercostal neurovascular bundles.
- Large bilateral windows cut through the anterolateral thoracic wall and the lungs, parietal pleura (most) and endothoracic fascia removed to reveal the mediastinum, its regions, boundaries, and contents.
- Mediastinal structures can be followed to/from the the neck and abdomen.
- Oesophagus with oesophageal plexus and anterior and posterior vagal trunks.
- Major systemic (including great) vessels of the thorax.
- Lateral view of structures passing to/through the lung hilum, and their anatomical relations.
- Azygos venous system and its tributaries.
- Window cut in pericardium and epicardium removed to reveal the heart and coronary vessels.
- Attachment of the pericardium to the diaphragm and the great vessels.
- Structures contributing to the hila and roots of the lungs, and their anatomical relations.
- External structure, position, and various relations of the trachea (cervical and thoracic parts).
- Sympathetic trunk, sympathetic ganglia, and various thoracic splanchnic nerves.
- Course and relations of the vagus (CNX), recurrent laryngeal and phrenic nerves in the neck and thorax.
- Superior and inferior views of the diaphragm in its anatomical position, revealing its domed shape and muscular and tendinous parts.
- Structure and position of the costodiaphragmatic recesses.
- Superior and inferior views of the inferior vena cava, descending aorta and oesophagus passing through the diaphragm.
- Transverse section of the neck at the level of the body of the hyoid bone (~vertebral level C2 or C3), showing the spinal cord in the vertebral canal with its meningeal coverings, the vertebral arteries, and various spaces of the neck (e.g., retropharyngeal).
- Compartments and spaces of the neck (fascia removed).
- Various musculature of the neck and back, including the scalenus and epaxial muscles.
- External structure, position, and various relations of the larynx.
- Thyroid gland and its arterial supply.
- Proximal parts of the cervical plexus and brachial plexus.
Possible variants or pathology (not guaranteed)
- Branching patterns of vessels, nerves, and nerve plexuses.
- Position and course of vessels and nerves.
- Tortuosity of arteries.
- Arterial aneurysm and atherosclerosis.
- Osteoarthritis and disease-related joint deformity.
- Rheumatological bone and soft tissue changes.
- Distended thoracic or abdominal cavity.
- Morphology and position of viscera and muscles.
- Pathology of the viscera.
- Age-related changes to viscera and soft tissues.
- Enlarged lymph nodes (e.g., Intercostal, paravertebral, mediastinal, hilar).
Available customisations
- Reveal the three layers of intercostal muscle in one intercostal space.
- Remove sternum (majority) to provide an anterior view of heart and great vessels.
- Retain large veins in the neck (e.g., internal jugular and subclavian vein).
- Retain a strip of parietal pleura spanning costal, vertebral, and mediastinal parts, and the related endothoracic fascia and paravertebral space.
- Coronal cut through an intervertebral disc and the associated vertebral bodies.
- Sagittal cut through an intervertebral disc and the associated vertebral bodies.
- Please contact us to discuss bespoke customisations.
