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What is the Mediastinum? - Cleveland Clinic Your mediastinum is a space in your chest that holds your heart and other important structures It’s the middle section of your thoracic cavity, between your left and right pleural cavities (which hold your lungs)
Mediastinum - Wikipedia The mediastinum (from Medieval Latin: mediastinus, lit 'midway'; [2]pl : mediastina) is the central compartment of the thoracic cavity
Mediastinum: Definition, anatomy, borders and contents | Kenhub The mediastinum, or mediastinal cavity, is a visceral compartment of the thoracic cavity It completely separates the two pleural cavities by being placed longitudinally between them in a median sagittal position
What Is The Mediastinum? - Radiology In Plain English The mediastinum is the space between the right and left lungs in the chest The mediastinum is in the middle of the chest extending from the spine to the front of the chest and the breast bone (sternum)
Mediastinum | Definition, Location, Organs, Facts | Britannica Mediastinum, the anatomic region located between the lungs that contains all the principal tissues and organs of the chest except the lungs It extends from the sternum back to the vertebral column and is bounded by the pericardium and the mediastinal pleurae
Mediastinum | Radiology Reference Article | Radiopaedia. org The mediastinum is a space in the thorax that contains a group of organs, vessels, nerves, lymphatics and their surrounding connective tissue It lies in the midline of the chest between the pleura of each lung
Mediastinum - Location, Divisions, Functions, Diagram The mediastinum is the central compartment of the thoracic cavity, located between the two pleural sacs that enclose the lungs It serves as a vital transit region that houses several of the body’s most critical organs, vessels, and nerves
Mediastinoscopy and Mediastinotomy - Lung and Airway Disorders - Merck . . . The mediastinum contains the heart, windpipe (trachea), esophagus, thymus, and lymph nodes Most often, mediastinoscopy is used to diagnose the cause of enlarged lymph nodes deep in the chest or to evaluate how far lung cancer has spread before chest surgery (thoracotomy) is done