MEDIASTINUM :- introduction :- - it is a fibrous midline partition b/w two lungs and pleural cavities . -it contains heart , blood vessels , nerve and trachea . Boundaries :- Anterior - sternum Posterior - T 5 to T 12 vertebrae superior - inlet of thorax bounded by 1 st ribs . medial - manubrium & T1 vertebra Inferior - Diaphragm m kilo 0n Lateral - mediastinal pleura Subdivision of mediastinum :- -mediastinum is divided into superior and inferior by a imaginary line passing through sternal angle and 14 vertebra . inferior mediastinum is subdivided into anterior middle a posterior part by heart with pericardium . 1) superior...
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