Vena caval foramen
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The vena caval foramen is one of the three major apertures in the diaphragm. It is the highest of the three and situated at the level of T8-9. It is quadrilateral and placed at the junction of the right and middle leaflets of the central tendon.
It transmits several structures between the thoracic and abdominal cavities.
- inferior vena cava
- branches of the right phrenic nerve
- note: left phrenic nerve directly pierces the dome of the left hemidiaphragm
The vertebral levels of the 3 main diaphragmatic apertures can be remembered by this mnemonic.
-<p>The <strong>vena caval foramen</strong> is one of the three major <a href="/articles/diaphragmatic-apertures">apertures</a> in the <a href="/articles/diaphragm">diaphragm</a>. It is the highest of the three and situated at the level of T8-9. It is quadrilateral and placed at the junction of the right and middle leaflets of the central tendon.</p><p>It transmits several structures between the thoracic and abdominal cavities.</p><ul>- +<p>The <strong>vena caval foramen</strong> is one of the three major <a href="/articles/diaphragmatic-apertures">apertures</a> in the <a href="/articles/diaphragm">diaphragm</a>. It is the highest of the three and situated at the level of T8-9. It is quadrilateral and placed at the junction of the right and middle leaflets of the <a title="Central tendon of diaphragm" href="/articles/central-tendon-of-diaphragm">central tendon</a>.</p><p>It transmits several structures between the thoracic and abdominal cavities.</p><ul>
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