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| What term is used to designate the true ribs? |
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| How many vertebrochondral ribs are there? |
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| 3 of them 8th,9th and 10th |
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| What type of fluid is produced by the pleural membrane? |
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| What specific portion of the mediastinum contains the heart? |
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| What is the boundary between the superior mediastinum and the inferior mediastinum? |
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| line created between the Sternal Angle and T4-5 Intervertebral Joint space |
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| Name three structures and or tissues that are found in the anterior mediastinum |
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| Fat, Lymph Nodes and Thymus |
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| Name four vessels and or structures that are found in the posterior mediastinum |
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Thoracic Aorta
Azygos and Hemiazygos Vein
thoracic duct
esophagus |
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