The Mediastinum

Question 1 of 38

1

What is the superior boundary of the mediastinum?

Select one of the following:

Superior thoracic aperture
Manubrium of the sternum
Mandible
Cricoid cartilage

Explanation

Question 2 of 38

1

What is the inferior boundary of the mediastinum?

Select one of the following:

The inferior thoracic aperture
The costal margin
The xiphisternum
The anterior superior iliac spine

Explanation

Question 3 of 38

1

What is the lateral border of the mediastinum?

Select one of the following:

Lungs
Ribs
Transversus abdominis
External oblique

Explanation

Question 4 of 38

1

What is the anterior border of the mediastinum?

Select one of the following:

The sternum
The heart
The costal margin
The sternum and costal margin

Explanation

Question 5 of 38

1

What is the posterior border of the mediastinum?

Select one of the following:

The entire thoracic spine
T1-T5
T5-T12
T9-T12

Explanation

Question 6 of 38

1

Click on each orange point and write the correct answer.

Label this diagram to show the regions of the mediastinum.

Explanation

Question 7 of 38

1

Click on each orange point and write the correct answer.

Label these diagrams to show the boundaries of the mediastinum.

Explanation

Question 8 of 38

1

What is the level of the sternal angle?

Select one of the following:

T4/T5
T3/T4
T2/T3
T5/T6

Explanation

Question 9 of 38

1

Drag and drop the correct answers to give the borders of the superior mediastinum.
Superior - ❌
Inferior - ❌
Anterior - ❌
Posterior - ❌
Lateral - ❌

Drag and drop to complete the text.

superior thoracic aperture

continuous with the inferior mediastinum

manubrium

vertebral bodies of T1-T4

pleurae of lungs

inferior thoracic aperture

body of sternum

xiphisternum

vertebral bodies of T2-T4

vertebral bodies of T1-T5

Explanation

Question 10 of 38

1

The aortic arch occurs in the superior mediastinum.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 11 of 38

1

Where is the thymus gland found?

Select one of the following:

Behind the sternum
Behind the costal cartilage on the left side
In the jugular notch of the manubrium
Below the xiphisternum

Explanation

Question 12 of 38

1

At what point does your thymus gland stop producing T cells?

Select one of the following:

Puberty
Birth
Death
Age of 21

Explanation

Question 13 of 38

1

Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

Fill in the blanks to describe the contents of the superior mediastinum.
- A thus including the b artery, left common artery and left artery
- Superior thus including the b veins and the az vein
- The v nerves, p nerves and s trunk
- The t gland
- The t
- The o
- The duct

Explanation

Question 14 of 38

1

Click on each orange point and write the correct answer.

Label this image to show some of the great vessels found in the superior mediastinum.

Explanation

Question 15 of 38

1

Drag and drop the correct answers to give the borders of the anterior mediastinum.
Superior - ❌
Inferior - ❌
Anterior - ❌
Posterior - ❌
Lateral - ❌

Drag and drop to complete the text.

continuous with superior mediastinum

diaphragm

body of the sternum

pericardium

mediastinal pleura

xiphisternum

manubrium of sternum

costal cartilages

transverse colon

superior thoracic aperture

Explanation

Question 16 of 38

1

The thymus extends inferiorly into the anterior mediastinum in infants and children.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 17 of 38

1

What ligaments are present in the anterior mediastinum?

Select one of the following:

Sternopericardial ligaments
Costopericardial ligaments
Costochondral ligaments
Pleurapericardial ligaments

Explanation

Question 18 of 38

1

Drag and drop the correct answers to give the borders of the posterior mediastinum.
Superior - ❌
Inferior - ❌
Anterior - ❌
Posterior - ❌
Lateral - ❌

Drag and drop to complete the text.

continuous with superior mediastinum

diaphragm

pericardium

T5-T12 vertebrae

mediastinal pleura

T6-T12 vertebrae

costal cartilage

transverse processes of T5-T12

superior thoracic aperture

Explanation

Question 19 of 38

1

Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

Fill in the blanks to give the contents of the posterior mediastinum.
- The aorta and thus the posterior arteries, the b arteries, the o arteries and the superior arteries
- The venous system
- The o
- The duct
- The trunk

Explanation

Question 20 of 38

1

Click on each orange point and write the correct answer.

Label this diagram to show the relations of the contents of the posterior mediastinum.

Explanation

Question 21 of 38

1

Where does the left vagus nerve branch to give the left recurrent laryngeal nerve which ascend to the larynx?

Select one of the following:

Aortic arch
Left subclavian artery
Pulmonary trunk
Left main bronchus

Explanation

Question 22 of 38

1

The vagus nerves form an anterior and posterior plexus respectively which still have branches that interconnect them.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 23 of 38

1

Between what vessels is the left vagus sandwiched during its descent into the trunk?

Select one of the following:

Subclavian artery and subclavian vein
Left common carotid artery and left jugular vein
Brachiocephalic trunk and left subclavian artery
Superior vena cava and brachiocephalic trunk

Explanation

Question 24 of 38

1

Click on each orange point and write the correct answer.

Label this image to show how the vagus nerve branches in the thorax.

Explanation

Question 25 of 38

1

Click on each orange point and write the correct answer.

Label this image to show the points of potential compression of the oesophagus.

Explanation

Question 26 of 38

1

The upper third of the oesophagus is skeletal muscle then it transitions into smooth muscle more inferiorly.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 27 of 38

1

Click on each orange point and write the correct answer.

Label this image to show branches of the thoracic aorta.

Explanation

Question 28 of 38

1

Click on each orange point and write the correct answer.

Label this image to show the venous drainage of the thorax.

Explanation

Question 29 of 38

1

What structure does the sympathetic trunk run into the trunk alongside?

Select one of the following:

Neck of the ribs
Shaft of the ribs
Intercostal grooves of the ribs
Costal cartilages

Explanation

Question 30 of 38

1

Click on each orange point and write the correct answer.

Label this diagram to show how the nerves of the thorax enter via the superior thoracic aperture.

Explanation

Question 31 of 38

1

Click on each orange point and write the correct answer.

Label this image to show the organisation of the nerves supplying the larynx.

Explanation

Question 32 of 38

1

The internal laryngeal nerves penetrate the thyrohyoid membrane.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 33 of 38

1

Which division of the autonomic nerve system causes vasconstriction in the lungs?

Select one of the following:

Sympathetics
Parasympathetics

Explanation

Question 34 of 38

1

Which division of the autonomic nervous system has afferent pain fibres that refer lung pain to the sternum?

Select one of the following:

Parasympathetics
Sympathetics

Explanation

Question 35 of 38

1

Which division of the autonomic nervous system is responsible for bronchodilation and bronchosecretion?

Select one of the following:

Sympathetics
Parasympathetics

Explanation

Question 36 of 38

1

Which division of the autonomic nervous system is afferent to the visceral pleura for stretch reception?

Select one of the following:

Sympathetics
Parasympathetics

Explanation

Question 37 of 38

1

Which spinal nerves give sympathetic innervation to the lungs?

Select one of the following:

T1-T4
T1-T5
Vagus
T2-T6

Explanation

Question 38 of 38

1

Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

Fill in the blanks to describe the origins of the following plexuses.
The pulmonary plexus has sympathetics from and parasympathetics from the .
The cardiac plexus has sympathetics from and parasympathetics from the .
The oesophageal plexus has sympathetics from and parasympathetics from the .

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Medicine Anatomy of Systems Quiz on The Mediastinum, created by Charlotte Jakes on 02/02/2020.

The Mediastinum

Question 1 of 38

What is the superior boundary of the mediastinum?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 2 of 38

What is the inferior boundary of the mediastinum?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 3 of 38

What is the lateral border of the mediastinum?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 4 of 38

What is the anterior border of the mediastinum?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 5 of 38

What is the posterior border of the mediastinum?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 6 of 38

Click on each orange point and write the correct answer.

Label this diagram to show the regions of the mediastinum.

Explanation

Question 7 of 38

Click on each orange point and write the correct answer.

Label these diagrams to show the boundaries of the mediastinum.

Explanation

Question 8 of 38

What is the level of the sternal angle?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 9 of 38

Drag and drop the correct answers to give the borders of the superior mediastinum. Superior - ❌ Inferior - ❌ Anterior - ❌ Posterior - ❌ Lateral - ❌

Drag and drop to complete the text.

Explanation

Question 10 of 38

The aortic arch occurs in the superior mediastinum.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 11 of 38

Where is the thymus gland found?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 12 of 38

At what point does your thymus gland stop producing T cells?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 13 of 38

Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

Fill in the blanks to describe the contents of the superior mediastinum. - A thus including the b artery, left common artery and left artery - Superior thus including the b veins and the az vein - The v nerves, p nerves and s trunk - The t gland - The t - The o - The duct

Explanation

Question 14 of 38

Click on each orange point and write the correct answer.

Label this image to show some of the great vessels found in the superior mediastinum.

Explanation

Question 15 of 38

Drag and drop the correct answers to give the borders of the anterior mediastinum. Superior - ❌ Inferior - ❌ Anterior - ❌ Posterior - ❌ Lateral - ❌

Drag and drop to complete the text.

Explanation

Question 16 of 38

The thymus extends inferiorly into the anterior mediastinum in infants and children.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 17 of 38

What ligaments are present in the anterior mediastinum?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 18 of 38

Drag and drop the correct answers to give the borders of the posterior mediastinum. Superior - ❌ Inferior - ❌ Anterior - ❌ Posterior - ❌ Lateral - ❌

Drag and drop to complete the text.

Explanation

Question 19 of 38

Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

Fill in the blanks to give the contents of the posterior mediastinum. - The aorta and thus the posterior arteries, the b arteries, the o arteries and the superior arteries - The venous system - The o - The duct - The trunk

Explanation

Question 20 of 38

Click on each orange point and write the correct answer.

Drag and drop the correct answers to give the borders of the superior mediastinum.
Superior - ❌
Inferior - ❌
Anterior - ❌
Posterior - ❌
Lateral - ❌

Fill in the blanks to describe the contents of the superior mediastinum.
- A thus including the b artery, left common artery and left artery
- Superior thus including the b veins and the az vein
- The v nerves, p nerves and s trunk
- The t gland
- The t
- The o
- The duct

Drag and drop the correct answers to give the borders of the anterior mediastinum.
Superior - ❌
Inferior - ❌
Anterior - ❌
Posterior - ❌
Lateral - ❌

Drag and drop the correct answers to give the borders of the posterior mediastinum.
Superior - ❌
Inferior - ❌
Anterior - ❌
Posterior - ❌
Lateral - ❌

Fill in the blanks to give the contents of the posterior mediastinum.
- The aorta and thus the posterior arteries, the b arteries, the o arteries and the superior arteries
- The venous system
- The o
- The duct
- The trunk