Stents coated with medicine may raise your risk of dangerous blood clots. (These stents often are used to keep clogged heart arteries open.) However, research hasn't proven that these stents increase the chances of having a heart attack or dying, if used as recommended.
Unformatted text preview: The centrally located area between the lungs contains which of the following? A) esophagus B) stomach C) kidneys D) pituitary gland Feedback: Rationale: The centrally located area between the lungs is the mediastinum. Medi/o means middle . The heart, esophagus (food tube), trachea, and bronchial tubes are organs within the mediastinum.
The lungs are a pair of spongy, air-filled organs located on either side of the chest (thorax). The trachea (windpipe) conducts inhaled air into the lungs through its tubular branches, called bronchi.