This dissection exposes the pericardial sac posterior to the body of the sternum from just superior to the sternal angle to the level of the xiphisternal joint. The pericardial sac lies approximately one-third to the right of the midsternal line and two-thirds to the left.
Reproduced with permission from: Moore KL, Dalley AF. Clinically oriented anatomy, 5th ed, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia 2006. Copyright © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
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