Ventral mediastinum
Mediastinum ventrale
Definition
The ventral mediastinum is the portion of the mediastinum located ventral to the heart, between the pericardium and the sternum. It contains the thymus in its cranial part (in young animals) and the phrenicopericardial ligament in the caudal region.
References
König HE, Liebich HG. Veterinary Anatomy of Domestic Mammals: Textbook and Colour Atlas. 7th ed. Stuttgart: Thieme; 2020.
Dyce KM, Sack WO, Wensing CJG. Textbook of Veterinary Anatomy. 5th ed. St. Louis: Elsevier; 2017.
Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria (NAV). 6th ed. Hannover: Editorial Committee, World Association of Veterinary Anatomists; 2017.
