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mediastinum
mediastinum
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Which is the largest artery?
The aorta, located in the heart, is the largest artery in the human body. It does branch out so I suppose it could answer your question when you say 'arteries'.
Is the esophagus in front of the heart or behind the heart?
The esophagus is behind the heart.
What the largest artery in the human body?
The largest artery in the human body is Aorta. It is connected to the heart and pumps blood away from it.
What is the largest vessel that is attached to the heart and what does it do?
The largest vessel attached to the heart is the Aorta, and it is responsible for delivering blood to the body. It is categorized in 2 groups, the Ascending Aorta and the Descending Aorta. The Ascending aorta includes the Carotid Arteries, which deliver blood to the brain, and the Subclavian Arteries, which brings blood to the arms. The Descending Aorta is located in the thoracic cavity with the rest of the heart and Aorta and is the part of the Aorta that curves down toward the bottom of the body and branches off into other arteries which supply the bottom portion of the body with blood.
What does the blood leave the heart through?
the aorta Aorta, the largest artery in the human body.
What organs are located in the mediastinum?
The organs in the mediastinum include the heart and its vessels, the lymph nodes, trachea, esophagus, and thymus.
Is located in the mediastinum?
HeartThe heart, the aorta, the thymus gland, the chest portion of the trachea, the esophagus, lymph nodes and important nerves.
Where is the mediastnum?
The mediastinum is the "middle" section of the chest cavity. Organs located in the mediastinum include the heart, the aorta, the thymus gland, the chest portion of the trachea, the esophagus, and lymph nodes.
Where is the esophagus in relation to the trachea?
The esophagus is right behind the trachea, in line with it. In anatomical terms, both are located medially; neither is lateral to the other. The esophagus is dorsal or posterior to the trachea. The trachea is anterior or ventral to the esophagus.
How is the human mediastinum compare to the cat mediastinum?
The mediastinum is an undelineated group of structures in the thorax. In a human, this contains the heart, esophagus, trachea, phrenic nerve, cardiac nerve, thoracic duct, thymus and lymph nodes. In a cat, it includes just the heart, aorta, esophagus, trachea and thymus gland.
What is the cavity located between the lungs protects the heart esophagus trachea and bronchi?
thoracic cavity
What organs and structures are located in the mediastinal space?
It contains the heart, the great vessels of the heart, the esophagus, the trachea, the phrenic nerve, the cardiac nerve, the thoracic duct, the thymus, and the lymph nodes of the central chest.
What is the main structure located in mediastinum?
The main structure located within the mediastinum is the heart.
What major organs are found in the thoracic cavity?
Pleural cavity: lungs Pericardial cavity: heart Mediastinum: heart, esophagus, trachea, diaphragm, thymus gland, aorta Surrounded by rib cage; backed by spinal vertebrae and scapula.
What is a space found between the two pleural cavities that contains the heart thymus gland trachea and esophagus?
The mediastinum is the space between the pleural cavities that contains the heart, thymus, trachea, and esophagus.
What is a space found between the two pleural cavities and contains the heart thymus gland trachea and esophagus is?
The mediastinum is the space between the pleural cavities that contains the heart, thymus, trachea, and esophagus.
What is a space found between the two pleural cavities and contains the heart thymus gland trachea and esophagus?
The mediastinum is the space between the pleural cavities that contains the heart, thymus, trachea, and esophagus.
