Where is the inferior anterior mediastinum ?
Sternum —> pericardium
What does the inferior anterior mediasteinum contain
Inferior thymus ?? Children
What are sternoperocaridal ligaments
Connective tissue which attaches the pericardium to surrounding structures (vertebra, sternum, xiphiod, diaphragm)
Two sternopericatidal ligaments in the anterior inferior medeiasteinum
Superior: sternopericardial
Inferior: xipho-pericardial
What do the sternopericatidal and xipho-pericardial do?
The superior sternopericardial ligament crosses both…
Inferior and superior mediastinum
Lymphatic vessels from anterior thoracic wall (and the medial breast) drainage pathway
What do internal thoracic arteries branch from?
Subclaivian artery (left and right)
What do internal thoracic arteries branch to?
Anterior intercostal arteries
What do the internal thoracic arteries supply?
Where do the internal thoracic arteries run?
With the artery
What do the internal thoracic veins drain into?
Brachiocephallic veins
Location of the heart
Inferior-middle mediastrinum
Features of the base of the heart
Features of the apex of the heart
Location of the apex of the heart
How many heart chambers
4
The _ atria ____ blood
2
Recive
The _ ventricles ____ blood
2
Pump
Features of blood on the right side of the heart
Features of blood on the left side of the heart
Where does the right atria collect blood from
Deoxygenated
Superior and inferior vena Cava