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Thorax - mediastinum Flashcards

1
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Mediastinum parts

A

Superior (above sternal angle)

Inferior: anterior, middle, posterior

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2
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Different parts of pericardium

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Fibrous

Serous : Parietal, Visceral (aka epicardium)

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3
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Neurovascular bundle through fibrous pericardium

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Phrenic nerve

Pericardiacophrenic vessel

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4
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Oblique pericardial sinus

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Serous pericardium reflection

Reflection onto pulmonary veins

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5
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Transverse oblique sinus

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Serous pericardium reflection

Seperates arteries from veins

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6
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Pericardium arterial blood supply

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Internal thoracic

Pericardiophrenic

Musculophrenic

Inferior phrenic

Thoracic aorta

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7
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Pericardial venous supply

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Azygous vein

Internal thoracic

Superior phrenic

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8
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Nerve supply of pericardium

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Vagus

Sympathetic

Phrenic

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9
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Coronary arteries and veins pairing

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Great cardiac vein and LAD

Middle cardiac vein and posterior interventricular branch of RCA

Small cardiac vein and RCA

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10
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Coronary sulcus

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Divides atria from ventricles

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Interventricular sulcus

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Anterior and posterior

Separates ventricles from each other

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12
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Right atrium anatomy

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Note:

Musculi pectinati (sepperated from smooth wall by crista terminalis)

Opening of coronary sinus

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13
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Anatomy of right ventricle

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Note:

  • Cordae tendineae attaches tricuspid cusps to papillary muscles
  • Conus arteriosus (infundibulum) is outflow tract
  • Inflow tract covered by trabeculae carnae
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14
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Anatomy of left atrium

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Note:

  • anterior half is continuous with left auricle, contains musculi pectinati,
  • no structures sepparte the smooth from muscular part of the atrium
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15
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Left ventricle anatomy

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16
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Where are coronary arteries originated from

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Aortic root

17
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Coronary artery branches

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Note:

anterior Interventricular = LAD

Marginal branch = obtuse

18
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Lymphatic drainage of heart

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brachiocephalic nodes

tracheobronchial nodes

19
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Cardiac conduction

20
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Cardiac innervation

A

Deep and superficial cardiac plexus formed from PSN and SN

21
Q

Structures within superior mediastinum

A

Thymus

Vessels: Brachiocephalic vessels, Left superior intercostal vein, SVC, Arch of aorta

Trachea

Oesophagus

Phrenic/vagus nerve (recurrent laryngeal )

Thoracic duct

22
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Structures within the posterior mediastinum

A

DATES

Descending aorta

Azygous vein and hemiazygos vein

Thoracic duct

Esophagus

Sympathetic trunk/ganglia.

23
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Branches of thoracic aorta

A

6 branches

Pericardial

Bronchial

Eesophageal

Mediastinal

Superior phrenic

Subcostal

24
Q

Azygous venous system

25
Q

Thoracic duct origin

A

Begins with abdominal lymph nodes joining forming cisterna chyli

26
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Thoracic duct vertebral level

A

L2 to root of neck

27
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Where does the thoracic duct drain into

A

Left subclavian trunk

28
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Points of narrowing in oesophagus

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ABCD
A- aortic arch

B- left main bronchus

C- Cricoid cartilage

D- Diaphragmatic hiatus

29
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Upper 3rd oesophagus artery/vein/lymph supply

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Inferior thyroid artery and vein

Deep cervical

30
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Middle 3rd oesophagus artery/vein/lymph supply

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Aortic branches

Azygous vein

Pre/para aortic nodes

31
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Lower 3rd oesophagus artery/vein/lymph supply

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Left gastric artery and vein

Coeliac nodes

32
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Innervation of upper oesophagus

A

Recurrent laryngeal nerve

33
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Innervation of lower oesophagus

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Oesophageal plexus (vagus)

34
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Thebesian drain into where

A

Small veins drain directly into atrium

35
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Course of phrenic nerve entering mediastinum

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Anterior to subclavian artery, posterior to subclavian vein and lateral border of anterior scalene

36
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Xiphosternum dermatome

37
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Collateral systems to SVC obstruction

A

Azygous system

Internal thoracic path

Long thoracic connected to femoral vein

Long thoracic connected to vertebral veins

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