Trachea

Question 1

Where is the trachea palpable

Answer 1

In the jugular notch as it enters the superior mediastinum

Question 2

Structure posterior to the trachea

Answer 2

Oesophagus (which is immediately anterior to the vertebral column)

Question 3

Structures in the superior mediastinum

Answer 3

Question 4

Cross-section through the superior mediastinum at the level of T3

Answer 4

Question 5

Relations to the trachea as it passes through the superior mediastinum

Answer 5

It is crossed laterally by the azygos vein on the right and the arch of the aorta on the left

Question 6

Where does the trachea divide into the right and left main bronchi

Answer 6

At, or just inferior to, the transverse plane between the sternal angle and vertebral level T4/5