This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 600 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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| Aorta |
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| Mediastinal branches of thoracic part of aorta | |
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| Details | |
| Source | thoracic aorta |
| Supplies | posterior mediastinum |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | rami mediastinales partis thoracicae aortae |
| TA98 | A12.2.11.005 A12.2.08.030 |
| TA2 | 4190 |
| FMA | 71539 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The mediastinal branches are numerous small vessels which supply the lymph glands and loose areolar tissue in the posterior mediastinum.