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The arrow indicates the heart, which is located in the middle mediastinum inside the thoracic cavity. The superior mediastinum contains the great vessels arising from/draining into the heart – the arch of the aorta and its 3 main branches and the superior vena cava and its tributaries. The superior mediastinum also contains the right and left vagus nerve, and the phrenic nerve.
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Superior mediastinum
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The arrow indicates the heart, which is located in the middle mediastinum inside the thoracic cavity. The posterior mediastinum contains the descending aorta, the azygos and hemiazygos veins, the oesophagus, the thoracic duct and the vagus and splanchnic nerves. The posterior mediastinum is located most posteriorly, posterior to the heart.
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Posterior mediastinum
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The arrow indicates the heart, which is located in the middle mediastinum inside the thoracic cavity. The inferior mediastinum is the entire lower thoracic cavity and it can be divided into the anterior, middle and posterior mediastinal spaces. While the heart lies theoretically in the inferior mediastinum, its specific position is within the middle mediastinal division of the inferior mediastinum.
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Inferior mediastinum
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The arrow indicates the heart, which is located in the middle mediastinum inside the thoracic cavity. The anterior mediastinum contains the thymus gland and it is much smaller in size compared to the other mediastinal spaces. The anterior mediastinum is located directly behind the sternum.
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Anterior mediastinum
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The arrow indicates the heart, which is located in the middle mediastinum inside the thoracic cavity.
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Middle mediastinum
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Thoracic anatomy
The anatomical structure indicated by the blue arrow in the image below belongs to which thoracic compartment?
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