| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| The inferior mediastinum is split into 3 different parts anterior, posterior and what third part? | Middle | 86%
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| At what vertebral level does the oesophagus begin? | C6 | 57%
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| What is the name for the connection between the manubrium and sternum? | Manubriosternal angle/ angle of louis | 57%
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| And what level does it go through the diaphragm? | T10 | 57%
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| At what vertebral level does the aorta pierce the diaphragm? | T12 | 57%
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| What is the name of the pleura that lies on the lung? | Visceral | 57%
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| Despite being the other way around when they pierce the diaphragm, which of the aorta and oesophagus is more on the left in the thorax? | Aorta | 43%
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| Which nerves wrap around the oesophagus to pass through the diaphragm with it? | Vagus | 43%
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| The pleura on the lungs is insensitive however parietal pleura is innervated by the phrenic nerve and what else? | Intercostal nerves | 29%
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| What is the name of the space between the parietal pleura lining the superior diaphragmatic surface and the parietal pleura lining the thoracic wall? | Costodiaphragmatic recess | 14%
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| What muscle is a 'natural constictor producing the upper oesophageal sphincter? | Cricopharyngeus | 14%
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| What is the main sympathetic nerve comingfrom the thoracic chain? | Greater splanchnic nerve | 14%
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| What is the name of the main vein that runs on the posterior wall of the left thoracic cage? | Hemiazygos | 14%
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| The inferior thyroid artery supplies the first third but what artery supplies the final third of the oesophagus? | Left gastric | 14%
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| What structure does the arch of the aorta arch over? | Left main bronchus | 14%
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