Thorax and abdomen, illustration. The aortic arch and thoracic aorta (red) and the oesophagus are shown. Removal of the left lung reveals intercostal nerves, arteries and veins, the sympathetic trunk and hemiazygos vein (blue). The liver, gall bladder and spleen are displayed. Loops of small bowel, ascending and transverse colon, and the mesentery and mesenteric vessels occupy the abdomen. From Lizars, J. 1823 A system of anatomical plates of the human body. W.H. Lizars, Edinburgh.