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Mediastinum and Great Vessels Flashcards

1
Q

Veins running near the aorta (3)

A

azygous, hemiazygous, accessory azygous

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2
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what veins drain come off azygous

A

posterior intercostal veins

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3
Q

azygous arch passes over which structure

A

right main bronchus

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4
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what veins drain off accessory azygous

A

upper posterior intercostal veins

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5
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where does accessory azygous and hemiazygous split typically

A

T8-T9

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6
Q

what veins come off hemiazygous

A

lower posterior intercostal veins

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7
Q

what runs along the posterior of the oesophagus

A

thoracic duct

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8
Q

what does the thoracic duct drain into near the diaphragm

A

cisterna chyli

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9
Q

what does the thoracic duct drain into

A

left brachiocephalic vein

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10
Q

what runs anterior to the posterior intercostal veins and lateral to vetebra

A

sympathetic trunk

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11
Q

which brachiocephalic vein is longer

A

left

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12
Q

what innervates the oesophagus

A

oesophageal plexus

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13
Q

what makes the parasympatheticc aspect of the oesophageal plexus

A

vagus

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14
Q

what makes the sympathetic aspect of the oesophageal plexus

A

sympathetic trunk

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15
Q

venous drainage from the oesophagus into

A

azygous vein

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16
Q

arterial supply for the oesophagus from

A

descending aorta branches

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17
Q

how many layers of muscle in the oesophagus

A

2

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18
Q

what does the oesophagus run behind

A

brachiocephalic veins

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19
Q

oesophagus heads in which direction distally

A

left

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20
Q

what do the bronchial arteries stem from

A

descending aorta

21
Q

where do the posterior intercostal arteries stem from

A

descending aorta

22
Q

which nerve passes anteriorly over the oesophagus

A

left vagus nerve

23
Q

which nerves run behind the lung hilum

A

vagus nerves

24
Q

what structure passes over the left main bronchus

A

aortic arch

25
Q

which nerves dive between the brachiocephalic veins and the right brachiocephalic artery and left subclavian artery

A

vagus nerves

26
Q

which nerves dive between the subclavian veins and arteries

A

phrenic nerves

27
Q

which nerves pass anterior to the hilum of the lung

A

phrenic nerves

28
Q

which nerve gives off a branch under the aortic arch

A

vagus

29
Q

what is the vagal branch under the aortic arch

A

left recurrent laryngeal nerve

30
Q

where does the right recurrent laryngeal nerve run (3)

A

from right vagus nerve, under right subclavian artery, medial to the right common carotid artery

31
Q

what is located in the anterior mediastinum (4)

A

fat, lymph nodes, internal thoracic vessels, inferior thymus (children)

32
Q

what is there a high concentration of under the carina

A

lymph nodes

33
Q

what is the bronchi bifurcation called

A

carina

34
Q

what splits into the bronchi

A

trachea

35
Q

what connects the pulmonary trunk to the aortic arch

A

ligamentum arteriosum

36
Q

what 3 vessels split off the aortic arch

A

right brachiocephalic artery, left common carotid artery, left subclavian artery

37
Q

the right brachiocephalic artery splits into (2)

A

right subclavian artery and right common carotid

38
Q

the superior vena cava splits into (2)

A

right brachiocephalc vein and the left brachiocephalic vein

39
Q

the brachiocephalic veins split into (2)

A

subclavian vein and internal jugular vein

40
Q

organ anterior to the great cardiac vessels

A

thymus

41
Q

what is the role of the thymus

A

immune system development

42
Q

what happens to the thymus after puberty

A

becomes redundant

43
Q

what runs through the manubriosternal joint

A

plane of Louis

44
Q

mediastinum can be split in the coronal plane into (2)

A

superior and inferior mediastinum

45
Q

mediastinum can be split sagittally into (3)

A

anterior, middle, posterior

46
Q

what splits the superior and inferior mediastinum

A

plane of Louis

47
Q

what is on either side of the mediastinum

A

pulmonary cavities

48
Q

pulmonary cavities combined with the mediastinum

A

thoracic cavity

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