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The thoracic cavity is stiffened by the ribcage and the muscles associated with breathing. This forms a flexible but comparatively firm surface.

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What are the sub-subdivisions of the ventral cavity?

thoracic and abdominopelvic cavity


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 body cavities are divided by the diaphragm?

The diaphragm divides the body into two main cavities: the thoracic cavity above the diaphragm, which contains the heart and lungs, and the abdominal cavity below the diaphragm, which houses the digestive organs such as the stomach, liver, and intestines.


Does the mediastinum subdivide the ventral body cavity?

Yes, the mediastinum is a partition in the thoracic cavity that separates the lungs into right and left cavities. It does not divide the ventral body cavity. The ventral body cavity is divided by the diaphragm into the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities.


Which body cavity are the bronchiole located?

(Ventral) Thoracic cavity


What is another name for ventral body cavity?

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Which organ is located in the ventral cavity but not thoracic cavity?

Liver :)


Which cavities are lungs are found in?

The pleural cavities, ventral and thoracic


What are the two subdivisions of the dorsal body cavity?

thoracic and abdominopelvic cavity


Is it the pleural CAVITY ventral CAVITY or dorsal CAVITY that contains the brain and spinal cord or the thoracic?

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What body cavity is not part of the dorsal cavity?

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Is the abdominopelvic the same as ventral?

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