What is the superior mediastinal cavity?

Anonymous

∙ 13y ago

The mediastinum is the area in the center of the chest between the lungs. Superior in general refers to closer to the head - or "upper".

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∙ 13y ago

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The heart lies in what cavity?

Superior Mediastinal ^^^NO its Pericardial

Is appendectory surgery in mediastinal cavity?

What are lungs separated by?

Mediastinum. That is the cavity that contains the heart.

Is the thoracic cavity is distal to the abdominopelvic cavity?

The thoracic cavity is superior to the abdominopelvic cavity.

What body cavity would be open for a mediastinal surgery?

this is a surgery involving the chest/thorax.

Where are the mediastinal nodes?

The Mediastinal Nodes are lymph nodes located in the center of the chest. The Superior Mediastinal Nodes are adjacent to the Trachea and Esophagus. The Inferior Mediastinal Nodes lie between the lower lobes of the Lungs.

What major cavity is superior to the diaphragm?

The thoracic cavity is superior to the diaphragm. It is separated from the abdominal cavity by the diaphragm and contains the heart and lungs.

What other name is superior vena cava syndrome known as?

SVCS is also called superior mediastinal syndrome and/or superior vena cava obstruction.

What is the dorsal cavity superior to?

The dorsal cavity consists of the cranial cavity (holds the brain) and the vertebral cavity (contains the spinal cord) and it is superior to the ventral cavity.

What is in the ventral cavity?

The two main cavites are Thoracic (above the diaphragm) and the abdaminopelvic (below the diaphragm) Then those have cavieties in them the thoracic has the pleural cavities which there 2 of those one for each lung. then there is the the mediastinal cavity between the two peural cavities. then i believe the Mediastinal cavity contains the Pericardial cavity for the heart. sorry about the spelling. then the abdominopelvic is splitt into two sub cavities the abdominal and pelvic cavity. they may be more but those are the ones I know of The two main cavites are Thoracic (above the diaphragm) and the abdaminopelvic (below the diaphragm) Then those have cavieties in them the thoracic has the pleural cavities which there 2 of those one for each lung. then there is the the mediastinal cavity between the two peural cavities. then i believe the Mediastinal cavity contains the Pericardial cavity for the heart. sorry about the spelling. then the abdominopelvic is splitt into two sub cavities the abdominal and pelvic cavity. they may be more but those are the ones I know of

What is the medical definition for removal of mediastinal organ?

The medical term for the removal of a mediastinal organ is mediastinal organ resection. This procedure involves the surgical removal or partial removal of an organ located in the mediastinum, the central compartment of the chest cavity. It is typically performed to treat conditions such as tumors or infections affecting organs in this region.

What does multiple sites of mediastinal and hilar tumor lymphadenopthy mean?

There are a number of enlarged lymph nodes noted in the center of the chest cavity.

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