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It prevents traumatic blows from damaging the soft tissue that lies below it, e.g. the lungs, heart, stomach, liver, spleen etc. It also provides an attachment for the lung pleura aiding lung compliance.

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Which body cavity contains the pleural and pericardial cavities?

Pericardium contains Heart and Pleura contains pair of Lungs. Heart contract and relax at the rate of 72/minute.(In exercise, heart rate may go up to 180/minute.) Lungs are made up of totally elastic tissue, which will contract to very small size ball if not kept expanded. Which also contract and relax at the rate of 12 to 15/minute and may increase up to 60/minute. So both of them are enclosed in a closed cavity, having two layers. ( You have two pleura, one for each lung.) These closed cavities contain little amount of fluid to lubricate and minimize the friction, during movement of these organs.


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Which body cavity contains the pleural and pericardial cavities?

Pericardium contains Heart and Pleura contains pair of Lungs. Heart contract and relax at the rate of 72/minute.(In exercise, heart rate may go up to 180/minute.) Lungs are made up of totally elastic tissue, which will contract to very small size ball if not kept expanded. Which also contract and relax at the rate of 12 to 15/minute and may increase up to 60/minute. So both of them are enclosed in a closed cavity, having two layers. ( You have two pleura, one for each lung.) These closed cavities contain little amount of fluid to lubricate and minimize the friction, during movement of these organs.


What other cavities are located inside the thoracic cavity?

Well according to Hole's Human A+P 11th Edition textbook; the Thoracic cavity is holds within it several cavities called the mediastnam and the left and right pleurals. How the cavities go is thisVentralThoracicMediastnamLeft/right pleuralsAbdominopelvicAdominalPelvicSee the Ventral is the body cavity that hold everything else. It is the body except for the arms, legs, and head. Within it you break the cavities down. It follows the bullet list above as well having other cavities within it as well such as the pericardium cavity.


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