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In physiology superior means above. The cavity superior to the diaphragm is the thoracic cavity
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Does the diaphragm lie inferior to the organs in the thoracic cavity?
Backwards... The diaphragm is superior to the stomach
What body cavities are divided by the diaphragm?
Major: Dorsal Body Cavity & Ventral Body Cavity Subdivision of Dorsal: cranial cavity & vertebral cavity Subdivision of Ventral: Thoracic Cavity, Abdominopelvic Cavity, Abdominal Cavity, Pelvic Cavity
What body cavities are located inferior to the diaphragm?
Abdominopelvic cavity lies below the diaphragm and can be subdivided into the abdominal cavity and the pelvic cavity.
Are the abdominal and pelvic cavities separated by the diaphragm?
No, the abdominal and pelvic cavities are different. The abdominal cavity is superior to the pelvic cavity.
What are the two major cavities of the body are called?
The Thoracic cavity (above the diaphragm) & the Abdominal cavity (below).
What cavity contains the lungs and what structure divides it from the abdominal cavity?
The lungs and heart are found in the thoracic cavity and that cavity is superior to the diaphragm.
Does the diaphragm lie inferior to the organs in the thoracic cavity?
Backwards... The diaphragm is superior to the stomach
What body cavities are divided by the diaphragm?
Major: Dorsal Body Cavity & Ventral Body Cavity Subdivision of Dorsal: cranial cavity & vertebral cavity Subdivision of Ventral: Thoracic Cavity, Abdominopelvic Cavity, Abdominal Cavity, Pelvic Cavity
What body cavities are located inferior to the diaphragm?
Abdominopelvic cavity lies below the diaphragm and can be subdivided into the abdominal cavity and the pelvic cavity.
Are the abdominal and pelvic cavities separated by the diaphragm?
No, the abdominal and pelvic cavities are different. The abdominal cavity is superior to the pelvic cavity.
What are the two major cavities of the body are called?
The Thoracic cavity (above the diaphragm) & the Abdominal cavity (below).
What muscular structure separates the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavity?
The diaphragm separates the abdominal from the thoracic cavity.
What cavity is the diaphragm inferior to?
Abdominal cavity is inferior to the diaphragm.
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
What organ separates the ventral body cavity?
Your question is not clear, but the diaphragm is the muscle that divided the abdomen from the thorax (the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity). Ventral is term that is used mostly in veterinary medicine and it refers to the side of the body that has the belly button.
What separates the abdomen and the chest cavity?
The diaphragm separates the chest from the abdomen and pelvis
Is the diaphragm dorsal to the stomach?
Diaphragm is a sheet of internal skeletal muscle that extends across the bottom of the rib cage. The diaphragm separates the thoracic cavity (heart, lungs & ribs) from the abdominal cavity and performs an important function in respiration: as the diaphragm contracts, the volume of the thoracic cavity increases and air is drawn into the lungs.
