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What is the superior boundary of the mediastinum?
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What is the inferior boundary of the mediastinum?
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What is the lateral border of the mediastinum?
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Lungs
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Ribs
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Transversus abdominis
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External oblique
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What is the anterior border of the mediastinum?
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What is the posterior border of the mediastinum?
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Label this diagram to show the regions of the mediastinum.
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Sternal angle
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Superior mediastinum
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Posterior mediastinum
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Middle mediastinum
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Inferior mediastinum
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Anterior mediastinum
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Label these diagrams to show the boundaries of the mediastinum.
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What is the level of the sternal angle?
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Drag and drop the correct answers to give the borders of the superior mediastinum.
Superior - [blank_start]superior thoracic aperture[blank_end]
Inferior - [blank_start]continuous with the inferior mediastinum[blank_end]
Anterior - [blank_start]manubrium[blank_end]
Posterior - [blank_start]vertebral bodies of T1-T4[blank_end]
Lateral - [blank_start]pleurae of lungs[blank_end]
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superior thoracic aperture
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continuous with the inferior mediastinum
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manubrium
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vertebral bodies of T1-T4
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pleurae of lungs
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inferior thoracic aperture
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body of sternum
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xiphisternum
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vertebral bodies of T2-T4
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vertebral bodies of T1-T5
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The aortic arch occurs in the superior mediastinum.
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Where is the thymus gland found?
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At what point does your thymus gland stop producing T cells?
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Puberty
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Birth
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Death
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Age of 21
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Fill in the blanks to describe the contents of the superior mediastinum.
- A[blank_start]ortic arch[blank_end] thus including the b[blank_start]rachiocephalic[blank_end] artery, left common [blank_start]carotid[blank_end] artery and left [blank_start]subclavian[blank_end] artery
- Superior [blank_start]vena cava[blank_end] thus including the b[blank_start]rachiocephalic[blank_end] veins and the az[blank_start]ygos[blank_end] vein
- The v[blank_start]agus[blank_end] nerves, p[blank_start]hrenic[blank_end] nerves and s[blank_start]ympathetic[blank_end] trunk
- The t[blank_start]hymus[blank_end] gland
- The t[blank_start]rachea[blank_end]
- The o[blank_start]esophagus[blank_end]
- The [blank_start]thoracic[blank_end] duct
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ortic arch
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rachiocephalic
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carotid
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subclavian
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vena cava
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rachiocephalic
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ygos
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agus
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hrenic
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ympathetic
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hymus
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rachea
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esophagus
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thoracic
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Label this image to show some of the great vessels found in the superior mediastinum.
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Drag and drop the correct answers to give the borders of the anterior mediastinum.
Superior - [blank_start]continuous with superior mediastinum[blank_end]
Inferior - [blank_start]diaphragm[blank_end]
Anterior - [blank_start]body of the sternum[blank_end]
Posterior - [blank_start]pericardium[blank_end]
Lateral - [blank_start]mediastinal pleura[blank_end]
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The thymus extends inferiorly into the anterior mediastinum in infants and children.
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What ligaments are present in the anterior mediastinum?
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Sternopericardial ligaments
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Costopericardial ligaments
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Costochondral ligaments
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Pleurapericardial ligaments
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Drag and drop the correct answers to give the borders of the posterior mediastinum.
Superior - [blank_start]continuous with superior mediastinum[blank_end]
Inferior - [blank_start]diaphragm[blank_end]
Anterior - [blank_start]pericardium[blank_end]
Posterior - [blank_start]T5-T12 vertebrae[blank_end]
Lateral - [blank_start]mediastinal pleura[blank_end]
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continuous with superior mediastinum
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diaphragm
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pericardium
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T5-T12 vertebrae
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mediastinal pleura
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T6-T12 vertebrae
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costal cartilage
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transverse processes of T5-T12
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superior thoracic aperture
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Fill in the blanks to give the contents of the posterior mediastinum.
- The [blank_start]thoracic[blank_end] aorta and thus the posterior [blank_start]intercostal[blank_end] arteries, the b[blank_start]ronchial[blank_end] arteries, the o[blank_start]esophageal[blank_end] arteries and the superior [blank_start]phrenic[blank_end] arteries
- The [blank_start]azygos[blank_end] venous system
- The o[blank_start]esophagus[blank_end]
- The [blank_start]thoracic[blank_end] duct
- The [blank_start]sympathetic[blank_end] trunk
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thoracic
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intercostal
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phrenic
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ronchial
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esophageal
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azygos
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esophagus
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thoracic
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sympathetic
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Label this diagram to show the relations of the contents of the posterior mediastinum.
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Where does the left vagus nerve branch to give the left recurrent laryngeal nerve which ascend to the larynx?
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Aortic arch
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Left subclavian artery
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Pulmonary trunk
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Left main bronchus
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The vagus nerves form an anterior and posterior plexus respectively which still have branches that interconnect them.
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Between what vessels is the left vagus sandwiched during its descent into the trunk?
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Subclavian artery and subclavian vein
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Left common carotid artery and left jugular vein
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Brachiocephalic trunk and left subclavian artery
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Superior vena cava and brachiocephalic trunk
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Label this image to show how the vagus nerve branches in the thorax.
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Label this image to show the points of potential compression of the oesophagus.
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Cricoid cartilage
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Aortic arch
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Left main bronchus
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Left atrium
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Oesophageal hiatus
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The upper third of the oesophagus is skeletal muscle then it transitions into smooth muscle more inferiorly.
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Label this image to show branches of the thoracic aorta.
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Label this image to show the venous drainage of the thorax.
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Superior vena cava
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Left superior intercostal vein
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Accessory hemiazygous vein
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Hemiazygos vein
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Intercostal veins
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Azygos vein
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Arch of azygos
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Right superior intercostal vein
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What structure does the sympathetic trunk run into the trunk alongside?
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Label this diagram to show how the nerves of the thorax enter via the superior thoracic aperture.
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Phrenic nerve
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Vagus nerve
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Sympathetic chain
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Brachial plexus
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Label this image to show the organisation of the nerves supplying the larynx.
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Right superior laryngeal nerve
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Left superior laryngeal nerve
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Right common carotid artery
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Left common carotid artery
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Right vagus nerve
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Right recurrent laryngeal nerve
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Left recurrent laryngeal nerve
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Left vagus nerve
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Right subclavian artery
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Aortic arch
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Right recurrent laryngeal nerve
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The internal laryngeal nerves penetrate the thyrohyoid membrane.
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Which division of the autonomic nerve system causes vasconstriction in the lungs?
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Sympathetics
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Parasympathetics
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Which division of the autonomic nervous system has afferent pain fibres that refer lung pain to the sternum?
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Parasympathetics
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Sympathetics
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Which division of the autonomic nervous system is responsible for bronchodilation and bronchosecretion?
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Sympathetics
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Parasympathetics
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Which division of the autonomic nervous system is afferent to the visceral pleura for stretch reception?
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Sympathetics
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Parasympathetics
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Which spinal nerves give sympathetic innervation to the lungs?
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Fill in the blanks to describe the origins of the following plexuses.
The pulmonary plexus has sympathetics from [blank_start]T1-T5[blank_end] and parasympathetics from the [blank_start]vagus nerve[blank_end].
The cardiac plexus has sympathetics from [blank_start]T1-T4[blank_end] and parasympathetics from the [blank_start]vagus nerve[blank_end].
The oesophageal plexus has sympathetics from [blank_start]T2-T6[blank_end] and parasympathetics from the [blank_start]vagus nerve[blank_end].
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vagus nerve
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vagus nerve
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vagus nerve
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T1-T5
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T1-T4
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T2-T6