0
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What body cavity would be open for a mediastinal surgery?
this is a surgery involving the chest/thorax.
The heart lies in what cavity?
Superior Mediastinal ^^^NO its Pericardial
What are lungs separated by?
Mediastinum. That is the cavity that contains the heart.
What is intrathoracic surgery?
surgery in the chest cavity.
Which body cavity would have to be opened for coronary bypass surgery to be performed?
The chest cavity (thoracic cavity) would need to be opened for coronary bypass surgery to access the heart and perform the surgery.
What is in the ventral cavity?
The two main cavites are Thoracic (above the diaphragm) and the abdaminopelvic (below the diaphragm) Then those have cavieties in them the thoracic has the pleural cavities which there 2 of those one for each lung. then there is the the mediastinal cavity between the two peural cavities. then i believe the Mediastinal cavity contains the Pericardial cavity for the heart. sorry about the spelling. then the abdominopelvic is splitt into two sub cavities the abdominal and pelvic cavity. they may be more but those are the ones I know of The two main cavites are Thoracic (above the diaphragm) and the abdaminopelvic (below the diaphragm) Then those have cavieties in them the thoracic has the pleural cavities which there 2 of those one for each lung. then there is the the mediastinal cavity between the two peural cavities. then i believe the Mediastinal cavity contains the Pericardial cavity for the heart. sorry about the spelling. then the abdominopelvic is splitt into two sub cavities the abdominal and pelvic cavity. they may be more but those are the ones I know of
What is the superior mediastinal cavity?
The mediastinum is the area in the center of the chest between the lungs. Superior in general refers to closer to the head - or "upper".
What does multiple sites of mediastinal and hilar tumor lymphadenopthy mean?
There are a number of enlarged lymph nodes noted in the center of the chest cavity.
What is the medical definition for removal of mediastinal organ?
The medical term for the removal of a mediastinal organ is mediastinal organ resection. This procedure involves the surgical removal or partial removal of an organ located in the mediastinum, the central compartment of the chest cavity. It is typically performed to treat conditions such as tumors or infections affecting organs in this region.
What body cavity would be used to perform lumbar surgery?
The spinal cavity is involved in lumbar surgery.
What body cavity would have to be opened for a surgery to remove a cancerous lung lob?
Thoracic cavity
Where are the mediastinal nodes?
The Mediastinal Nodes are lymph nodes located in the center of the chest. The Superior Mediastinal Nodes are adjacent to the Trachea and Esophagus. The Inferior Mediastinal Nodes lie between the lower lobes of the Lungs.
