Aspiration and drainage of pleural fluid is termed as Thoracentesis. 'Thoraco-' refers to the thorax (chest), and '-centesis' is the process of aspirating a substance from an enclosed/sealed area. It can also be called a pleurocentesis, needle thoracotomy, pleural aspiration, or pleural tap.
The Thoracic Cavity
Thoracic is another medical term for pleural when used in the sense of naming the thoracic or pleural cavity.
The thoracic cavity is superior to the abdominopelvic cavity.
No. Frogs do not have a thoracic cavity
The diaphragm divides the thoracic cavity from the abdominopelvic cavity.
Thoracic cavity indicates your chest , the Abdominal cavity indicates your abdomen INFERIOR means under .Your chest is above your abdomen hence the thoracic cavity is SUPERIOR to the Abdominopelvic cavity.
thoracic and abdominopelvic cavity
The thoracic cavity is the anatomical region with the lungs being situated inside the right and left pleural cavities that flank the pericardial cavity .
This another name for the thoracic cavity. The thoracic cavity contains the heart and lungs.
The cavity that you are referring to is know as the thoracic cavity.The ventral body cavity contains the organs in the chest and abdomen.Thoracic cavity
Heart is located in the thoracic cavity and the appendix is in the abdominal cavity.
thoracic and abdominopelvic cavity