Mediastinum - 1 - Statistics

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At what costal cartilage level do two of these veins converge to produce the superior vena cava? 1
80%
What vein joins to the SVC after this? Azygos
60%
What vein is formed by the union of the subclavian and jugular veins posterior to the sternoclavicular joint? Brachiocephalic
60%
The arch of the aorta has 3 branches left common carotid, left subclavian and which third? Brachiocephalic
60%
Overall which of the phrenic and vagus nerve is more anterior? Phrenic
60%
At which vertebral levels is the arch of the aorta found? T4/T5
60%
Which nerve roots does the phrenic nerve arise from? C3-C5
40%
Which pair of arteries (right and left) are the first branches from the aorta? Coronary
40%
What is the most anterior part of the thorasic inlet? Manubrium
40%
What is the name given to the space between the pleural cavities? Mediastinum
40%
What type of joint is the firs chondrosternal joint? Primary cartilaginous
40%
What is the name of the plexus that both vagi give sympathetic fibres to, in the thorax? Pulmonary
40%
Both vagi give of a branch, the left after descending behind the left bronchus, the right after passing anteriorly to the right subclavian artery, what is the name of this branch? Recurrent laryngeal nerve
40%
The thorasic duct enters the venous system behind which joint? Sternoclavicular
40%
Which vertebral level demarkates the bottom of the superior compartment of this? T4
40%
What is the name for the organ found in the superior mediastinum of children, and after puberty it atrophies and undergoes fibrofatty degeneration? Thymus gland
40%
The subclavian has 4 major branches, what is the name given to the one that runs in the cervical vertebraes transverse foramen, before entering the foramen magnum? Vertebral artery
40%
What is the name of the artery that supplies the upper intercostal spaces? Costocervical trunk
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