What are the relationships of the azygos vein:
a. Anterior to the bodies of the inferior eight thoracic vertebrae
b. Anterior to the left posterior intercostal arteries
c. Lateral right to the left sympathetic chain
d. Lateral left to the right greater splanchnic nerve
e. Right lateral to the thoracic duct
Here are the correct relationships of the azygos vein:
– a. Posterior to the bodies of the inferior eight thoracic vertebrae (not anterior)
– b. Posterior to the left posterior intercostal arteries (not anterior)
– c. Right lateral to the left sympathetic chain (correct, but note the azygos vein is on the right side)
– d. Not directly related to the right greater splanchnic nerve (which is on the left side)
– e. Right lateral to the thoracic duct (correct, as the azygos vein is on the right side and the thoracic duct is on the left side)