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Thoracic Cavity is the second largest hollow space in the body that is enclosed by the ribs. This also contains two compartments which are the mediastinum and two pleural cavities.
In a mammal, the Thoracic Cavity is a hollow cavity between the neck and the diaphragm protected by the rib cage, The cavity contains and protects the lungs and heart and is needed to make the lungs work.
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∙ 9y agoThe thoracic cavity is also called the chest cavity. Enclosed within the thoracic cavity are structures of the cardiovascular system and respiratory system among other things.
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Which body cavity is bounded by the ribs?
The Thoracic Cavity
What body cavity is breast a part of?
Thoracic cavity.
Is the thoracic cavity is distal to the abdominopelvic cavity?
The thoracic cavity is superior to the abdominopelvic cavity.
Do frogs have a thoracic cavity?
No. Frogs do not have a thoracic cavity
Divides the thoracic cavity from the abdominopelvic cavity?
The diaphragm divides the thoracic cavity from the abdominopelvic cavity.
Is the abdominopelvic cavity inferior to the thoracic 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.
What are the sub-subdivisions of the ventral cavity?
thoracic and abdominopelvic cavity
What muscle is separating the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity?
The thoracic cavity is separated from the abdominal cavity by the diaphragm. This is a broad flat muscle. (muscular) diaphragmThe diaphragm is a muscle that separate the thoracic from the abdominal cavity. The pelvis is the lowest part of the abdominal cavity and it has no physical separation from it Diaphragm
Which body cavity contains the trachea and the esophagus?
The oesophagus passes through the thoracic cavity and into the abdominal part of the abdominopelvic cavity
What cavity contains the mediastinum?
The mediastinum contains the heart and its large vessels, the trachea, thymus, lymph nodes, aorta, esophagus and bronchi. It is divided into superior and inferior regions, the latter subdivided into anterior, middle, and posterior parts.
What cavity houses the lungs?
The thoracic cavity is the anatomical region with the lungs being situated inside the right and left pleural cavities that flank the pericardial cavity .
What is the vital cavity?
This another name for the thoracic cavity. The thoracic cavity contains the heart and lungs.
