There is more than one organ in there... Mainly the heart and lungs, but there are also parts of the digestive tract.
ORGANS = heart, lungs
OTHER STRUCTURES = diaphragm, oesophagus, trachea and bronchial tubes, thoracic cage (ribs, intercoastal muscles)
The heart and lungs.
Heart and liver
Heart and lungs
you have the lungs, the heart
heart and lungs
Lung heart
The Thoracic Cavity
thoracic cavity
The mediastinum is found in the thoracic cavity.
It holds in the organs at the chest (including the lungs, heart etc)
Digestive System: You may be wondering that the organs in the digestive system are located in the abdominal cavity. True, but the esophagus, the tube that carries food to the stomach is located in the thoracic cavity. The thymus or thyroid gland is also a part of the organs in the pectoral cavity.Baxamusa, Batul Nafisa . "Organs in the Thoracic Cavity." Buzzle. Buzzle.com, n.d. Web. 4 Oct 2012. .
The trachea, heart, lungs, bronchial tubes, thyroid gland, and the larynx.
The thoracic cavity contains the lungs, heart and oesophagus as well as the thymus gland and nerves and blood vessels.
The two major adult organs in the thoracic cavity are the heart and the lungs.
Heart and lungs.
The trachea, heart, lungs, bronchial tubes, thyroid gland, and the larynx are found in the cavity of a fetal pig.
The heart and lungs
Inferior
Those in the Thoracic Cavity are the heart and lungs. ' The Abdominal Cavity holds the digestive organs.
The ventral cavity consists of the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities. The thoracic contains vital organs such as the heart and lungs. The abdominopelvic cavities contain the digestive and reproductive organs.
...the thoracic cavity...
Neither. The main cavity is called the abdominopelvic cavity. A sub-cavity inside that is the pelvic cavity. That is where you will find the organs of reproduction. The dorsal cavity is along your back and skull. The thoracic is where your heart and lungs are. The abdominal cavity is a sub-cavity of the abdominopelvic cavity, its where your stomach and other related organs are.
The thoracic cavity consists of the lungs, heart, liver, stomach and other important squishy organs. the ribcage stops these organs getting damaged if you fall over, for example, which is why the heart's in the thoracic cavity. same reason why the brain's in the skull, for protection.