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1
Q

What is the area that lies in between the lungs ?

A

mediastinum

2
Q

What is located in the superior mediastinum?

A
  • superior vena cava → brachiocephalic veins → subclavian vein
  • arch of the aorta - where it begins
  • oesophagus
  • trachea
  • vagus nerve, phrenic nerve, left recurrent largyngeal
  • thoracic duct
3
Q

What is the most medial nerve in the mediastinum?

A

phrenic

4
Q

Describe the formation of the right recurrent laryngeal via the vagus nerve

A

right vagus nerve loops under the right subclavian artery and ascends in the neck lateral as the right recurrent laryngeal to the tracheal to enter the larynx

5
Q

How is the left recurrent laryngeal nerve formed?

A

via the left vagus nerve which hooks around the aortic arch, lateral to the ligamentum arteriosum to give rise to the LRL nerve

6
Q

What are the four parts of the aorta?

A

ascending
arch
descending (thoracic)
abdominal

7
Q

What arises from the ascending aorta?

A

coronary arteries

8
Q

What are the three branches of the arch of the aorta?

A

brachiocephalic trunk (right common carotid & subclavian)
left common carotid
left subclavian

9
Q

What does the descending aorta supply?

A

intercostal spaces on the lower half of the body

10
Q

When does the aorta become the abdominal aorta?

A

when it passes the diaphragm

11
Q

What is contained in the posteior mediastinum?

A
thoracic aorta 
oesophagus 
main bronchi
azygous vein 
thoracic duct 
lymph nodes
sympathetic trunk, abdominopelvic splanchnic nerve, cardiopulmonay splanchnic
12
Q

Where does the oesophagus lie in the mediastinum?

A

starts at C6 and lies to the right the aorta until it crosses anteriorly

13
Q

What are the constriction points of the oesophagus?

A
  • arch or aorta
  • left bronchus
  • diaphragm
14
Q

Where does the trachea bifurcate?

A

sternal angle

15
Q

What is the difference between the left and right bronchi

A

right - wider, shorter , vertical

left - narrow , longer, at an angle

16
Q

If something was to end up in a lung where would it be?

A

lower lobe of right lugn

17
Q

Where is the azygous vein found in the body?

A

runs only along the right side of the body

18
Q

What is the function of the azygous vein?

A

drains venous blood from the intercostal spaces into the superior vena cave?

19
Q

Where does the thoracic duct lie?

A

between the azygous vein and the aorta and is slightly posterior to the oesophagus

20
Q

What does the thoracic duct do?

A

drains 3/4 blood from the body into the left venous angle

21
Q

What are the lymph nodes associated with the bronchioles?

A

pulmonary lymph nodes

22
Q

What are the tracheobronchial lymph nodes associated with?

A

trachea

23
Q

What does the sympathetic chain supply?

A

sympathetic innervation to the skin and intercostal muscles

24
Q

What supplies the skin, intercostals and the abdomen?

A

abdominopelvic splanchnic nerves

25
Q

What do cardiopulmonay nerves supply?

A

heart and lungs