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 heart is located in a central tissue mass that divides the ribcage into two cavities between the two lungs. This central tissue consists of the heart, its associated blood vessels, the esophagus, and the trachea. The axis of the heart is tilted so that the apex (tip) of the heart points toward the lower left.