POSTERIOR MEDIASTINUM😊

POSTERIOR MEDIASTINUM

Boundaries

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Anterior boundary
Fibrous pericardium
Posterior boundary
Body of T5 - T12 vertebrae
Roof
Imaginary line from sternal angle to lower border of T4
Floor
Diaphragm
Lateral relations
• Parietal pleura
• Lungs

Contents

  1. Aorta
  1. Azygous and hemiazygous vein
  1. Esophagus
  1. Right and left vagus nerve
  1. Sympathetic chain
  1. Splanchnic nerve
  1. Thoracic duct
  1. Posterior mediastinal lymph nodes
  1. IVC is not a content