Mediterranean Breakfast Quinoa - Directions. 1  Toast the almonds in a skillet over medium heat until just golden, 3 to 5 minutes; set aside. 2  Heat the cinnamon and quinoa together in a saucepan over medium heat until warmed through.
The mediastinum is the central compartment of the thoracic cavity, the area inside the ribcage. It is surrounded by areolar connective tissue and contains all thoracic organs except for the lungs, including the heart and its great blood vessels, the esophagus and trachea, the phrenic and cardiac nerves, the thoracic duct, the thymus, and lymph nodes.
mediastinal shift a shifting or moving of the tissues and organs that comprise the mediastinum (heart, great vessels, trachea, and esophagus) to one side of the chest cavity.The condition occurs when a severe injury to the chest causes the entrapment of air in the pleural space (tension pneumothorax).f or pertaining to the mediastinum. mediastinal flutter movement of the tissues and organs of the mediastinum back and forth with each movement of air into and out of an open sucking wound in the thoracic cavity.