Group · Skeletal system
Cavity of bony thorax
Cavitas thoracis ossei
- System
- Skeletal system
- Part of
- Thoracic skeleton
DescriptionUnreviewed
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.
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Names
- Latin
- Cavitas thoracis ossei
- English
- Cavity of bony thorax
- French
- Cavité thoracique osseuse
- Spanish
- Cavidad ósea del tórax
- Portuguese
- Cavidade óssea do tórax