NUTRITION
THE HUMAN BODY
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Question
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The ____ contains the trachea, esophagus, and large blood vessels such as the aorta
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cranial
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abdominopelvic
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dorsal
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thoracic
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Middle mediastinum-heart, roots of great vessels, phrenic nerve, and pericardium. Posterior mediastinum-descending aorta, azygos veins, esophagus, vagus nerve, sympathetic nerves, bronchi, and thoracic lymphatic duct.
Detailed explanation-2: -The mediastinum is the area that lies in the center of the thoracic cavity with the diaphragm at its base. It contains the trachea, esophagus, heart, aorta, vena cava and the pulmonary artery.
Detailed explanation-3: -The mediastinum is the central (midline) portion of the thoracic cavity. It contains all of the extrapulmonary structures of the cranial and caudal thoracic cavity, including esophagus, trachea, thymus, lymph nodes, nerves, and major blood vessels.
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