CT: Axial neck (image 2 of 2)  
 

This image is caudal to the previous image. Note that the walls of the esophagus are apposed, thus you do not see a tube with a lumen, but rather, a solid-appearing structure.

 
 

Identify the following:

1. trachea

2. esophagus

3. right lobe of thyroid

4. right common carotid artery

5. right internal jugular vein

6. sternocleidomastoid muscle

7. right external jugular vein

8. left vertebral artery

9. strap muscles

10. trapezius

 
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