Introduction to the Mediastinum Anatomy Flashcards

1
Q

Where does the vagus nerve meet the heart

A

The vagus nerve passes across the ventral part of the aortic arch

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2
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What does the vagus nerve become

A

The vagus nerve becomes the rlaryngeal nerves

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3
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What is a landmark used to spot the vagus nerve

A

The ligamentum arteriosum

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4
Q

What does the azygos vein drain

A

It carries blood from the posterior chest and abdominal walls

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5
Q

What thoracic level is the carina

A

T4/T5

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6
Q

Where do the greater, lesser and least splanchnic nerves come off of the spine

A

Greater T5-9
Lesser T10-T11
Least T12

Asleep from 5-9
Hungover from 10-11
Somehow at lectures at 12

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7
Q

What does the thoracic duct drain

A

It is the main lymphatic vessel of the body

It does most of the body except the right side of the head and right limb

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8
Q

What might the thoracic duct look like in a dissection

A

A white thin nerve like tube posterior to the oesophagus

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9
Q

Where does the vagus nerve go through the diaphragm

A

It goes alongside the oesophagus at T10

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10
Q

What are the sites of narrowing that should be seen on a barium swallow

A

Aortic Arch
Left main bronchus
Left Atrium
Diaphragm

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11
Q

What damage might an aortic aneurysm cause

A

Injury/Damage to the recurrent laryngeal nerve as it presses on the nerve

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12
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Bronchial Arteries

A

3 Branches off the descending thoracic aorta; they supply oxygen to lung tissue, trachea and bronchi and do not participate in any gas exchange

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