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CPC-Mediastinum
CPC Study - Mediastinum and Diaphragm
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What does the mediastinum house? | all viscera between the lungs in the chest - heart, thymus gland, trachea, esophagus, nerves, lymph and blood vessels, major blood vessels |
| Are the mediastinum and diaphragm organ systems? | no |
| What does the diaphragm separate? | abdominal cavity from thoracic cavity |
| What shape is the diaphragm? | dome-shaped |
| What does the diaphragm assist in? | breathing |
| Another name for diaphragmatic hernia: | esophageal hernia |
| The divisions of the mediastinum: | superior, anterior, posterior, middle |