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What is the name of the cavity that the heart is found in?
The heart is in the thoracic cavity in a part called the mediastinum. It is protected by the pericardium, a membranous sac that surround the heart. The mediastinum is that space in the thoracic cavity between the lungs that contains the heart. It also contains the aorta, esophagus, trachea and thymus.The pleural cavity is the space in the chest between the lungs.
What is the Name for inflammation of the chest cavity?
Hello, the medical term name for inflammation of the chest cavity is Costachondritis. It means the area where your chest and rib bones meet is inflamed. Or the area where the sternum and your intercostal cartilage is located near your ribcage. I have this condition and it comes & goes especially in the winter months.
Describe the location and position of the heart in the body?
In the chest cavity positioned to the left from the center of the body.
What lung problems are checked with a chest x ray?
frequently ordered to diagnose or rule out pneumonia. Other pulmonary disorders such as emphysema or pneumothorax (presence of air or gas in the chest cavity outside the lungs) may be detected or evaluated through the use of chest x ray.
What is thoracic paracentesis?
Thoracic paracentesis is more commonly referred to (at least in the United States) as simply thoracentesis, and it is the draining of fluid from the thoracic (chest) cavity.
Which word reflects the relationship of the heart and the chest cavity?
cardiothoracic
What is the sheet of muscle located between the chest and abdomen?
diaphragm
Is there a difference between the chest cavity and the thoracic cavity?
The chest cavity is a general term referring to the area within the chest, while the thoracic cavity specifically refers to the space within the rib cage that contains the lungs and heart. The thoracic cavity is a subset of the overall chest cavity.
What cavity are the lung and heart in?
Chest cavity
What lies between the chest and abdominal cavity?
thoracic
Is there a difference in chest cavity between females and males?
Is there a difference in chest cavityt between females and males?
Which cavity of the body will be found the thymus gland?
chest cavity (Laryngeal cavity)
What is the space called between the lungs and chest?
The mediastinum.
What body cavities are separated by the muscular diaphragm?
The diaphragm is situated between the chest cavity and the abdominal cavity.
What is pnuemothorax?
the presence of air or gas in the cavity between the lungs and the chest wall, causing collapse of the lung
What is a hemo-thorax?
Hemothorax is a collection of blood in the space between the chest wall and the lung (the pleural cavity).
What is the relationship between chest circumference and lung function test?
what is the relationship between chest circumference and lung function test
