It contains the heart, major blood vessel's, trachea and esophagus, lymph nodes and nerves as well as the thymus.
Thymus
The main structure located within the mediastinum is the heart.
pleural space
mediastinum
The trachea is the airway that passes through the mediastinum anterior to the esophagus. It is a tube-like structure that carries air to and from the lungs, and is situated in front of the esophagus in the chest cavity.
The space between the 2 lungs is called the Mediastinum where the heart is located
The lungs are directly lateral to the mediastinum.
the newest nomenclature says that mediastinum is divided in 4 parts: -mediastinum anterius, -mediastinum posterius, -mediastinum superius and -mediastinum inferius. Mediastinum inferius is divided in 3 parts (anterius, medius and posterius);
i think that your lungs would be dried out.
The thymus is located behind the sternum, within the mediastinum and in front of the heart. The thymus is a lymphoid gland.
The mediastinum.
The heart is located in the mediastinum. The mediastinum is located in the thorax.