the mediastinum is located in front in the human body.
where is the mediastinum located in the human body?
in front
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the mediastinum (from medieval latin "mediastinus", "midway") is the central compartment of the thoracic cavity surrounded by loose connective tissue, as an undelineated region that contains a group of structures within the thorax. the mediastinum contains the heart and its vessels, the esophagus, the trachea, the phrenic and cardiac nerves, the thoracic duct, the thymus and the lymph nodes of the central chest.





























section::::structure.
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bullet::::- the superior mediastinum starts at the superior thoracic aperture and ends at the thoracic plane.





























bullet::::- the thoracic plane separates the superior and inferior mediastinum. it is a plane at the level of the sternal angle, and the intervertebral disc of t4–t5.





























bullet::::- the inferior mediastinum from this level to the diaphragm. this lower part is subdivided into three regions, all relative to the pericardium – the anterior mediastinum being in front of the pericardium, the "middle mediastinum" contains the pericardium and its contents, and the "posterior mediastinum" being behind the pericardium.
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