NEET PG Medical – 2015 – Question – 33

NEET PG Medical – 2015 – Question – 33

Lower limit of superior mediastinum is at which level –
a) Ti
b) T1
c) T8
d) T10

Correct Answer – B
Ans. is ‘B’ i.e., T1 [Ref. BDC &/e vol. l p. 245]

• Mediastinum is intrapleural space bounded on either side by mediastinal pleura, anteriorly by sternum and posteriorly by thoracic vertebral column.
• It is divided into superior and inferior mediastinum by a line passing through sternal angle and lower border of Tn vertebra.