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What is the name of the skeletal structure which surrounds the chest cavity?
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What is the pleural chest cavity?
The lungs
Which cavity of the body will be found the thymus gland?
chest cavity (Laryngeal cavity)
What happens to the size of the chest cavity as you inhale?
The movement of the diaphragm affects the size of the chest cavity by when you inhale the chest cavity enlarges, but when you exhale the chest cavity becomes smaller.
The pleural membrane lines the chest cavity and lies over the?
The pleural membrane lines the chest cavity and lies over the
What happens to the volume of your chest cavity when you inhale?
When you inhale the volume increases, because the chest cavity expands to hold your breath.It increases.
What is a diaphragm of chest cavity?
The chest cavity is where your heart, lungs, and esophagus reside. It's essentially everything located behind the chest wall, but in front of the spine, above the diaphragm and below the throat.
What structure divides the thoracic cavity into right and left hemithorax?
chest cavity
What type of muscle is found at the bottum of your chest?
The diaphragm separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominopelvic cavity. It is composed of skeletal muscle.
What separates the abdomen and the chest cavity?
The diaphragm separates the chest from the abdomen and pelvis
What structure surrounds and protects all of the structures within the chest?
The Rib Cage
Which structure surrounds and protects all of the structures within the chest?
Rib cage.
What is the pleural chest cavity?
The lungs
What cavity are the lung and heart in?
Chest cavity
What word reflects the relationship between the heart and the chest cavity?
The heart is within the chest cavity. It is located medially in the chest cavity.
What is the function of the chest cavity?
The function of the chest cavity is to support some internal organs. The lungs and the heart are located in the chest cavity which protects and supports them.
Which cavity of the body will be found the thymus gland?
chest cavity (Laryngeal cavity)
Describe the organization of the pericardium?
The pericardium is the fluid filled sac that surrounds the heart, aorta, vena cava, and the pulmonary artery. The pericardium keeps the heart in the chest cavity.
