MCQ IN MEDICINE

Detailed explanation-1: -Your mediastinum is one of the three main compartments that make up your thoracic cavity. The other two compartments are your left pleural cavity (holds your left lung) and your right pleural cavity (holds your right lung). Your mediastinum is the space between these two pleural cavities.

Detailed explanation-2: -The mediastinum is a division of the thoracic cavity; it contains the heart, thymus gland, portions of the esophagus and trachea, and other structures. For clinical purposes it is traditionally divided into the anterior, middle, posterior, and superior regions.

Detailed explanation-3: -The mediastinum is an important region of the body located between the lungs. Structures that lie in this region include the heart, the esophagus, the trachea, and large blood vessels including the aorta.

Detailed explanation-4: -The mediastinum is the area in the middle of the chest, between the breastbone and spine, which separates the lungs. The mediastinum is home to your heart, swallowing tube (oesophagus) and windpipe (trachea).