Mediastinum Flashcards
Mediastinum is divided into two parts
Superior and inferior
What occurs at T4 (4)
Attachment of 2nd rib
Angle of Louis
Bifurcation of trachea
Beginning and end of aortic arch
Part of the lungs that project through the superior aperture
Cupla
Imaginary line that separates the components of the mediastinum
Transverse thoracic plane
The inferior mediastinum can be further broken down into
Anterior middle and posterior
T/F the mediastinum is highly mobile
T
Superior mediastinum boarders
First rib and eternal angle
Vagus nerve goes ________ the root of the lung
Behind
The phrenic nerve is found _______ to the root of the lung
Anterior
Nutrient circulation for the lung
Bronchial arteries
Structure that arches over the root of the right lung
Azygos vein
When a tube is inserted above jugular notch for viewing lungs and lymph nodes
Mediasinoscopy
What are they two layers of the pericardium
Fibrous and serous
T/F the fibrous layer of pericardium is expandable
False
The layer found between the visceral and parietal pericardium
Pericardial cavity
Ligaments that hold the heart in place
Sternopericardial, pericardiophrenic ligaments
Also known as the epicardium
Visceral layer of pericardium
When all organs are found on the wrong side
Situs inversus
(TQ) During a coronary bypass surgery, the clamp is placed on the
Transverse pericardial sinus. Allows them to stop of divert blood flow
Pericardial murmur sounds like
Ruffle of silk
Primary symptom of pericarditis
Pulse becomes weaker when exhaling and stronger when inhaling
An acute compression of the heart
Cardiac tamponade
Tamponade is treated by
Pericardiocentesis
An accumulation of fluid in the pericardial space
Pericardial effusion
(TQ) where would you perform pericardocentesis
5th intercostal space left of the sternum
Just left of the diploid process
