STRUCTURES PASSING THROUGH DIAPHRAGMATIC OPENINGS:

VOICE OF AMERICA  (VOA - 8,10,12)

Venacaval opening – At the level of T8

• Inferior venacava and right phrenic nerve

Oesophageal opening – At the level of T10

• Esophagus, vagus and left gastric artery

Aortic opening – At the level of T12

• Aorta, thoracic duct and azygos vein