Sternum–Pleura–Vertebra: the mediastinum sits in the middle.
1. Which sensation is the visceral pleura primarily able to detect?
2. What plane separates the superior mediastinum from the inferior mediastinum?
3. Which nerves supply the sensory innervation of the parietal pleura?
Mediastinum boundaries
Between sternum, pleural cavities, vertebral column.
Mediastinum contents
Thymus, heart, vessels, trachea, esophagus, nerves, lymph nodes.
Superior vs inferior mediastinum
Separated by sternal angle to T4 plane.
Inferior mediastinum subdivisions
Middle, anterior, posterior parts.
Pleura layers
Parietal lining thoracic wall; visceral covers lungs.
Regional parietal pleura
Cervical, costal, diaphragmatic, mediastinal.
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