Middle mediastinum

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Middle mediastinum

Mediastinum

A transverse section of the thorax, showing the contents of the middle and the posterior mediastinum. The pleural and pericardial cavities are exaggerated since normally there is no space between parietal and visceral pleura and between pericardium and heart.
Latin	mediastinum medium
Gray's	subject #239 1092
Dorlands/Elsevier	m_06/12518978

The middle mediastinum is the broadest part of the interpleural space.

It contains:

the heart enclosed in the pericardium
the ascending aorta
the lower half of the superior vena cava with the azygos vein opening into it
the bifurcation of the trachea and the two bronchi
the pulmonary artery dividing into its two branches
the right and left pulmonary veins
the phrenic nerves
some bronchial lymphatic glands

SUNY Labs 21:02-0100 - "Mediastinum: The Middle Mediastinum"
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General anatomy of torso

Thorax: Mediastinum (Superior, Anterior, Middle, Posterior) - Superior thoracic aperture - Inferior thoracic aperture - Triangle of auscultation - Intercostal space

Thoracic diaphragm: Caval opening - Esophageal hiatus - Aortic hiatus - Central tendon

Abdomen: McBurney's point - Lumbar triangle

Perineum: Urogenital triangle - Anal triangle - Superficial perineal pouch - Perineal membrane - Deep perineal pouch - Urogenital diaphragm - Superior fascia of the urogenital diaphragm - Ischiorectal fossa - Pudendal canal

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