Lecture 1-1

Question 1

Contents of the Mediastinum?

Answer 1

• The Great Vessels
• Pericardium
• The Heart
  
  • Nervous Innervation
  • Parts of the Heart
  • Conduction System

Question 2

What is a mediastinum?

Answer 2

A septum between two parts of an organ or cavity

Question 3

The central compartment of the thoracic cavity contains?

Answer 3

Everything of the thoracic viscera besides the lungs

Question 4

What are the borders of the superior mediastinum?

Answer 4

Extends from the superior thoracic aperature to the transverse thoracic plane

Question 5

What arteries are within the arteries of the superior mediastinum?

Answer 5

Aortic arch and branches

Brachiocephalic Trunk and Veins

Superior Vena Cava

Left Common Carotid Artery

Left Subclavian Artery

Question 6

What nerves are within the superior mediastinum?

Answer 6

• Vagus Nerve
  
  • Left Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve
  • Left pulmonary plexus
  • Cardiac plexus of nerve from the right
  • esophageal plexus from the right
• Phrenic nerve

Question 7

What visceral structures are within the superior mediastinum?

Answer 7

• Trachea
• Thymus
• Esophagus
• Thoracic Duct