Mediastinum Flashcards
What acts as the superior border of the mediastinum?
Rib 1 and TI vertebrae
What acts as the inferior border of the mediastinum?
diaphragm
What acts as the anterior border of the mediastinum?
sternum and costal cartilages
What acts as the posterior border of the mediastinum?
bodies of thoracic vertebrae
What acts as the lateral border of the mediastinum?
lungs
What are the two compartments of the mediastinum?
1) superior mediastinum 2) inferior mediastinum
What divides the mediastinum into its two main compartments?
intervertebral disc between TIV and TV
What are the compartments of the inferior mediastinum?
1) anterior mediastinum
2) middle mediastinum
3) posterior mediastinum
Where is the anterior mediastinum located?
Between sternum and pericardium
Where is the posterior mediastinum located?
Between pericardium and vertebral bodies of TV to TXII
Which mediastinum is the trachea located?
superior mediastinum
Which mediastinum is the esophagus located?
superior mediastinum & inferior mediastinum
Which mediastinum is the aortic arch located?
superior mediastinum
Which mediastinum is the superior vena cava located?
superior mediastinum
Which mediastinum is the vagus nerve located?
superior mediastinum & posterior mediastinum
