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Which cavity is surrounded by the rib cage and bounded inferiority by the diaphragm?
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∙ 9y ago
The thoracic cavity - it houses your lungs, heart, esophagus.
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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 major cavity is superior to the diaphragm?
In physiology superior means above. The cavity superior to the diaphragm is the thoracic cavity
What separates the abdomen and the chest cavity?
The diaphragm separates the chest from the abdomen and pelvis
Bounded by the ribs?
Thoracic cavity
What separates the abdominopelvic cavity from the thoracic cavity?
The diaphragm.
What body cavities are separated by the muscular diaphragm?
The diaphragm is situated between the chest cavity and the abdominal cavity.
Name the muscle that subdivides the ventral body cavity?
Answer: skeletal musculature( connective tissue)
What major organs are found in the thoracic cavity?
Pleural cavity: lungs Pericardial cavity: heart Mediastinum: heart, esophagus, trachea, diaphragm, thymus gland, aorta Surrounded by rib cage; backed by spinal vertebrae and scapula.
Which body cavity is bounded by the ribs?
The Thoracic Cavity
What is the dome-shaped muscle that aids in breathing?
The muscle you are referring to is the diaphragm. It also separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominopelvic cavity.
