Espiral Atlas
Anatomical regionThorax

Mediastinum

mediastinum

The central compartment of the thoracic cavity, between the two pleural cavities. The transverse plane of the thorax (sternal angle, in front, and T4-T5 intervertebral disc, behind) separates the superior mediastinum from the inferior.

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