Statistics for Mediastinum - 2

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  • This quiz has been taken 7 times
  • The average score is 7 of 15

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HintAnswer% Correct
Despite being the other way around when they pierce the diaphragm, which of the aorta and oesophagus is more on the left in the thorax?Aorta
75%
At what vertebral level does the oesophagus begin?C6
75%
The inferior mediastinum is split into 3 different parts anterior, posterior and what third part?Middle
75%
And what level does it go through the diaphragm?T10
75%
At what vertebral level does the aorta pierce the diaphragm?T12
75%
The pleura on the lungs is insensitive however parietal pleura is innervated by the phrenic nerve and what else?Intercostal nerves
50%
What is the name for the connection between the manubrium and sternum?Manubriosternal angle/ angle of louis
50%
Which nerves wrap around the oesophagus to pass through the diaphragm with it?Vagus
50%
What is the name of the pleura that lies on the lung?Visceral
50%
What is the name of the space between the parietal pleura lining the superior diaphragmatic surface and the parietal pleura lining the thoracic wall?Costodiaphragmatic recess
25%
What muscle is a 'natural constictor producing the upper oesophageal sphincter?Cricopharyngeus
25%
What is the main sympathetic nerve comingfrom the thoracic chain?Greater splanchnic nerve
25%
What is the name of the main vein that runs on the posterior wall of the left thoracic cage?Hemiazygos
25%
The inferior thyroid artery supplies the first third but what artery supplies the final third of the oesophagus?Left gastric
25%
What structure does the arch of the aorta arch over?Left main bronchus
25%

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