middle mediastinum

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middle mediastinum,

the widest part of the mediastinum, containing the heart, ascending aorta, lower half of the superior vena cava, pulmonary trunk, and phrenic nerves. It is one of three caudal portions of the mediastinum. Compare anterior mediastinum, posterior mediastinum, superior mediastinum.

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