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 a hollow, muscular organ located between the lungs and underneath the breastbone. A muscular wall divides the heart into two sides â the right side and the left side. Each side has two chambers. The two upper chambers of the heart are called the atria. The atria are the filling chambers.