Explains the mediastinum as the partition between the pleural sacs, with its boundaries and the horizontal T4 plane that divides it into superior and inferior parts, the latter further split into posterior, middle and anterior sections. Lists the contents of each region, notes structures shared between regions, and describes the vagus, phrenic and aorta in a comparison table. Closes with the course of the thoracic duct and lymph drainage routes.
Topic 7 of 40 in the MU Sofia syllabus for Anatomy (Topographic) (Medicine, Year 2). The free AceMed note covers it in 14 sections, about 453 words (5 min of reading), with 15 flashcards.
In this note
The Mediastinum
Boundaries :
Divisions
Superior Mediastinum
Boundaries
Contents :From superficial to deep:
Inferior mediastinum:
First part: Posterior Mediastinum
Boundaries:
Contents:
Second part: Middle Mediastinum
Third part: Anterior Mediastinum
Important structures in Mediastinum
Lymphatic vessels in thorax
The Mediastinum
It is a thick moveable partition between right & left pleural sacs & lungs.
It includes all the structures which lie in the intermediate compartments of the thoracic cavity
