Mediastinum

Dr. Borhanuddin Ahmad

21st December 2006 09:00-10:00

Objectives:
To know about the partition in the thoracic cavity To know about the structure contributing in the formation of mediastinum To know in detail about the position, relation of heart.

Mediastinum
Definition Division of Mediastinum Superior Inferior

a) anterior b) middle c) posterior Boundaries and content of mediastinum

Important structures of mediastinum

Heart The great blood vessels; their branches and tributaries Trachea and bronchi Oesophagus Thoracic duct Vagus nerve and nerve plexus Sympathetic trunk; azygos veins etc.

Superior mediastinum
BOUNDARY
Anterior Manubrium sternum Posterior Upper four thoracic vertebra Lateral Mediastinal pleura Superior Thoracic inlet Inferior Imaginary line passing through the angle of Lewis and lower border of T4

Contents of superior mediastinum

MUSCLES
Sternohyoid, Sternothyroid Thymus gland Trachea and Oesophagus Vagus, Phrenic, recurrent laryngeal nerve Sympathetic Trunk Arch of Aorta, Left subclavian, left common carotid and brachiocephalic artery Superior vena cava Right and left brachiocephalic vein Thoracic duct