CVS pre practical Flashcards
Name the 4 parts of the mediastinum
superior
anterior mediastinum
middle mediastinum
posterior mediastinum
What is contained in the superior mediastinum?
thymus reminants
SVC
vagus and phrenic nerves
trachea and oesophagus
What is contained in the posterior mediastinum?
sympathetic trunk
descending aorta
thoracic duct
What vertebrate level does the heart lie in?
T5-8
What does the internal thoracic arteries give off?
anterior intercostal arteries
What do the internal thoracic veins receive?
anterior thoracic veins
Do the IVC+SVC lie to the left or the right of the aorta?
right
What does the subclavian artery arise from?
aortic arch
When does the subclavian artery become the axillary?
lateral border of first rib
When does the brachial divide into the radial and ulnar?
cubital fossa
What side is the cephalic vein on?
lateral
What side is the basilica vein on?
medial
What connects the cephalic and basilica across the cubital fossa?
median cubital vein
What is the popliteal fossa?
knee
