NOT a content of superior mediastinum
Pulmonary trunk
Thymus
Left superior intercostal aery
Arch of aoa
Mediastinum refers to the space between two lungs in thorax. SUPERIOR MEDIASTINUM Space above 2nd costal cailage CONTENTS: thymus, arch of aoa, superior venacava, pulmonary aeries, esophagus, trachea, T1 - T4 veebra, PICA - 1, 2. INFERIOR MEDIASTINUM Space below superior mediastinum, again divided into anterior, middle and posterior mediastinum. CONTENTS: pulmonary trunk, bronchus, thymus, hea, ascending aoa, PICA 3 - 12 esophagus, descending aoa, T5 - T12 veebra. Angle between manubrium of sternum & body of sternum is called angle of louis, which is 1630.
FMGE 2017