Thoracic plane (mnemonic)
Updates to Article Attributes
Body
was changed:
A handy mnemonic to remember the structures found at the level of the thoracic plane (also known as the plane of Ludwig) is:
- CLAPTRAP
Mnemonic
- C: cardiac plexus
- L: ligamentum arteriosum
- A: aortic arch (inner concavity)
- P: pulmonary trunk
- T: tracheal bifurcation (carina)
- R: right-to-leftmovement of the thoracic duct (posterior to the oesophagus)
- A: azygos vein drains into SVC
- P: pre-vertebral fascia andpre-tracheal fascia end
-<strong>T: </strong>tracheal bifurcation</li>- +<strong>T: </strong>tracheal bifurcation (<a href="/articles/carina">carina</a>)</li>
Systems changed:
- Vascular