the thoracic cavity is located in the body at the rib cage.
the thoracic cavity is located in the body at the rib cage.
where is the thoracic cavity located in the body?
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the thoracic cavity (or chest cavity) is the chamber of the body of vertebrates that is protected by the thoracic wall (rib cage and associated skin, muscle, and fascia). the central compartment of the thoracic cavity is the mediastinum. there are two openings of the thoracic cavity, a superior thoracic aperture known as the thoracic inlet and a lower inferior thoracic aperture known as the thoracic outlet.









































the thoracic cavity includes the tendons as well as the cardiovascular system which could be damaged from injury to the back, spine or the neck.









































section::::structure.
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the anterior (ventral) cavity has two main subdivisions: the thoracic cavity and the abdominopelvic cavity. the thoracic cavity is the more superior subdivision of the anterior cavity, and it is enclosed by the rib cage. the thoracic cavity contains the lungs and the heart, which is located in the mediastinum. the diaphragm forms the floor of the thoracic cavity and separates it from the more inferior abdominopelvic cavity. the abdominopelvic cavity is the largest cavity in the body. although no membrane physically divides the abdominopelvic cavity, it can be useful to distinguish between the abdominal cavity, the division that houses the digestive organs, and the pelvic cavity, the division that houses the organs of reproduction.
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