thoracic aorta is a part of the aorta located in the thorax. It is a continuation of the aortic arch. It is located within the posterior mediastinal cavity...
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The mediastinal branches are numerous small vessels which supply the lymph glands and loose areolar tissue in the posterior mediastinum. This article incorporates...
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Mediastinum (redirect from Mediastinal)
with water-soluble swallowed contrast. mediastinal mass mediastinitis cardiac tamponade pericardial effusion thoracic vertebrae fractures in trauma patients...
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arcuate ligament arises from the fibrous parts of right and left crura where descending thoracic aorta passes behind it. No diaphragmatic muscle arises...
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Pleura (redirect from Mediastinal pleura)
The portion of pleura that covers the mediastinum is called mediastinal (fibrous pericardium, oesophagus, thoracic aorta and its main branches). The diaphragmatic...
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Subclavian artery (category Anatomy NAV infobox with use of other NAV parameters)
carotid artery, and at the level of the fourth thoracic vertebra. It ascends in the superior mediastinal cavity to the root of the neck, and then arches lateralward...
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Pulmonary artery (redirect from Right branch of the pulmonary artery)
bifurcates into right and left pulmonary arteries below the arch of aorta and in front of the left main bronchus. Pulmonary trunk is short and wide – approximately...
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Lung (redirect from Mediastinal surface of lung)
lungs, a right lung and a left lung. They are situated within the thoracic cavity of the chest. The right lung is bigger than the left, and the left lung...
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Aortic arch (redirect from Arch of aorta)
arch, arch of the aorta, or transverse aortic arch (English: /eɪˈɔːrtɪk/) is the part of the aorta between the ascending and descending aorta. The arch...
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Thymus (category Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918))
medulla of the thymus. The arteries supplying the thymus are branches of the internal thoracic, and inferior thyroid arteries, with branches from the...
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Esophagus (redirect from Mucosal layer of the esophagus)
the parts of the esophagus in the thorax from the bronchial arteries and branches directly from the thoracic aorta, and the lower parts of the esophagus...
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Trachea (redirect from Rings of the trachea)
branches from the aorta, to supply blood to the trachea. The lymphatic vessels of the trachea drain into the pretracheal nodes that lie in front of the...
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Arterial tree (redirect from Arterial branching pattern)
medial branch lateral branch Basilar artery Anterior inferior cerebellar artery labyrinthine artery pontine branches Mediastinal branches Thymic branches Pericardiophrenic...
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ventilation; if mediastinitis (inflammation of the tissues in the mid-chest) occurs; or if subcutaneous or mediastinal emphysema progresses rapidly; or if air...
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Paraganglioma (section Sites of origin)
near the bifurcation of the aorta, comprising a small mass of neural crest-derived chromaffin cells. Serves as a common origin of abdominal paragangliomas...
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Medical ultrasound (redirect from History of medical ultrasound)
endobronchial ultrasound guided transbronchial needle aspiration for sampling mediastinal lymph nodes". Thorax. 61 (9): 795–8. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.047829. PMC 2117082...
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Obstructive shock (category Pulmonary heart disease and diseases of pulmonary circulation)
syndrome, Hiatal hernia, severe aortic valve stenosis, and disorders of the aorta. Constrictive pericarditis is a rare cause. Masses can grow to press...
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