HPHY 323 Midterm 1 review questions
with correct answers
What |are |the |contents |of |the |mediastinum? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Great |vessels, |the |heart, |
pericardium
The |mediastinum |contains |all |of |the |thoracic |viscera |and |structures |except? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-the |lungs
The |superior |mediastinum |extends |from |____ |to |_________ |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-extends |
from |the |superior |thoracic |aperature |to |the |transverse |thoracic |plane |(sternal |angle |to |the |IV |
disc |between |T4 |and |T5)
What |arteries |are |in |the |superior |mediastinum? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-aortic |arch |and |
branches, |brachiocephalic |trunk |and |veins, |superior |vena |cava, |left |common |carotid |a. |left |
subclavian |a.
What |nerves |are |in |the |superior |mediastinum? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-vagus |n. |left |recurrent
|laryngeal |n. |and |left |pulmonary |plexus, |cardiac |plexus |of |nerves |and |esophageal |plexus, |left |
phrenic |n
What |structures |are |in |the |superior |mediastinum? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-trachea, |
esophagus, |thymus, |thoracic |duct,
The |inferior |mediastinum |extends |from |the |______ |to |the |___________ |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-transverse |thoracic |plane |to |the |diaphragm
The |anterior |mediastinum |is |between |the |______ |and |________ |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
pericardium |and |sternum
, The |posterior |mediastinum |is |between |_____ |and |the |________ |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
pericardium |and |the |verterbral |column
The |posterior |mediastinum |contains |what? |(birds |of |the |posterior |mediastinum) |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-azygos, |hemiazygos |and |accesory |hemiazygos |veins, |thoracic |duct, |thoracic |
splanchnic |nerves, |thoracic |sympathetic |trunks, |vagus |nerve, |esophagus
What |does |the |middle |mediastinum |contain? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Heart, |pericardium, |
phrenic |n, |vagus |n, |roots |of |great |vessels: |ascending |aorta, |pulmonary |trunk, |superior |vena |
cava
The |pericardium |provides |which |of |the |following |functions?
a. |lubrication
b. |diastolic |coupling
c. |limits |size |of |the |heart
d. |all |the |above |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-D. |all |the |above
Both |type |of |serous |pericardium |(parietal |and |visceral) |are |what |type |of |connective |tissue? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-squamous |epithelial |layers
Where |does |the |base |of |the |heart |face? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-posteriorly |toward |T6-T9 |
mostly |left |atrium |some |of |the |right
How |does |the |apex |of |the |heart |face? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Left |5th |intercostal |space |in |
the |mid |clavicular |line
what |are |the |functions |of |the |lymphatic |system? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Circulation-return |
fluid |& |nutrients
with correct answers
What |are |the |contents |of |the |mediastinum? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Great |vessels, |the |heart, |
pericardium
The |mediastinum |contains |all |of |the |thoracic |viscera |and |structures |except? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-the |lungs
The |superior |mediastinum |extends |from |____ |to |_________ |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-extends |
from |the |superior |thoracic |aperature |to |the |transverse |thoracic |plane |(sternal |angle |to |the |IV |
disc |between |T4 |and |T5)
What |arteries |are |in |the |superior |mediastinum? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-aortic |arch |and |
branches, |brachiocephalic |trunk |and |veins, |superior |vena |cava, |left |common |carotid |a. |left |
subclavian |a.
What |nerves |are |in |the |superior |mediastinum? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-vagus |n. |left |recurrent
|laryngeal |n. |and |left |pulmonary |plexus, |cardiac |plexus |of |nerves |and |esophageal |plexus, |left |
phrenic |n
What |structures |are |in |the |superior |mediastinum? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-trachea, |
esophagus, |thymus, |thoracic |duct,
The |inferior |mediastinum |extends |from |the |______ |to |the |___________ |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-transverse |thoracic |plane |to |the |diaphragm
The |anterior |mediastinum |is |between |the |______ |and |________ |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
pericardium |and |sternum
, The |posterior |mediastinum |is |between |_____ |and |the |________ |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
pericardium |and |the |verterbral |column
The |posterior |mediastinum |contains |what? |(birds |of |the |posterior |mediastinum) |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-azygos, |hemiazygos |and |accesory |hemiazygos |veins, |thoracic |duct, |thoracic |
splanchnic |nerves, |thoracic |sympathetic |trunks, |vagus |nerve, |esophagus
What |does |the |middle |mediastinum |contain? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Heart, |pericardium, |
phrenic |n, |vagus |n, |roots |of |great |vessels: |ascending |aorta, |pulmonary |trunk, |superior |vena |
cava
The |pericardium |provides |which |of |the |following |functions?
a. |lubrication
b. |diastolic |coupling
c. |limits |size |of |the |heart
d. |all |the |above |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-D. |all |the |above
Both |type |of |serous |pericardium |(parietal |and |visceral) |are |what |type |of |connective |tissue? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-squamous |epithelial |layers
Where |does |the |base |of |the |heart |face? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-posteriorly |toward |T6-T9 |
mostly |left |atrium |some |of |the |right
How |does |the |apex |of |the |heart |face? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Left |5th |intercostal |space |in |
the |mid |clavicular |line
what |are |the |functions |of |the |lymphatic |system? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Circulation-return |
fluid |& |nutrients
