chest cavities
Where lungs sit
The chest cavities are the spaces within the thorax enclosed by the ribcage, containing the heart, lungs, and other organs.
The term usually refers to the pleural cavities surrounding each lung, though it can include the entire thoracic space: The surgeon drained fluid from the chest cavities.
Also called thoracic cavities.
- breathingPulmonary gas exchange
- deep breathThorough filling of lungs
- lungsRespiratory chest organs
- lung capacityBreath volume measurement
- mediastinumCentral chest cavity region
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chest cavitiesabdominal cavity
Trunk's organ-containing void
abdomen · pelvic cavity · peritoneal cavity · belly · cranial cavity
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