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What is the name of the space in between the lungs where the heart is found?
this is the thoracic cavity, the space between the neck and the abdomen, this contains the lungs, heart & the main artery called the aorta, the lungs are covered by a membrane called the pleura which holds the lungs in situ and is the area affected by pleurisy, if air or gasses are allowed to permeate this area outside the lungs the vacuum that enables breathing is compromised and a collapsed lung can occur.
The double membrane that covers the lungs and lines the thoracic cavity is?
Pleura is the double membrane that cover and line in the thoracic cavity.
What four organs are found in the thoracic cavity?
The trachea, heart, lungs, bronchial tubes, thyroid gland, and the larynx.
Does the thoracic cage house the heart and lungs?
no
Thoracic cavity organs?
Heart and lungs.
Lines the thoracic cavity?
The thoracic cavity is the hollow place in the body where the heart and lungs are seated. This cavity is lined with the serous membrane, which is a thin layer of tissue that secretes a liquid that keeps the organs from drying out.
What is the organs protected by the thoracic cage?
The heart and lungs.
What essential organs are in the thoracic cavity?
The heart and lungs
What organs are found in the thoracic cavity?
There is more than one organ in there... Mainly the heart and lungs, but there are also parts of the digestive tract.
What is the function of thoracic cavity?
It holds in the organs at the chest (including the lungs, heart etc)
What is the vital cavity?
This another name for the thoracic cavity. The thoracic cavity contains the heart and lungs.
What is the Cardiopulmonary system?
the cardiopulmonary system consists of your heart and lungs which are located in the thoracic cavity of the body. the cardiopulmonary system consists of your heart and lungs which are located in the thoracic cavity of the body.
