Body Space or Junction
thoracic cavity
tho·rac·ic cav·i·ty [ thaw-ras-ik, thoh- kav-i-tee ]
Subclass of:
Chest
Definitions related to thoracic cavity:
  • Body cavity subdivision which is enclosed by the thoracic wall and the diaphragm. Examples: There is only one thoracic cavity.
    Foundational Model of Anatomy
    University of Washington, 2017
  • The cavity enclosed by the ribs between the diaphragm and the neck.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • The cavity in the vertebrate body enclosed by the ribs between the diaphragm and the neck and containing the lungs and heart.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • The region of the thorax that includes the PLEURAL CAVITY and MEDIASTINUM.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • The chest cavity is the area surrounded by the thoracic vertebrae, the ribs, the sternum, and the diaphragm. The lungs are housed in the chest cavity, a space that also includes the mediastinum.
    Merck Manuals
    Merck & Co., Inc., 2020
  • Thoracic cavity, the second largest hollow space of the body. It is enclosed by the ribs, the vertebral column, and the sternum, or breastbone, and is separated from the abdominal cavity (the body's largest hollow space) by a muscular and membranous partition, the diaphragm. It contains the lungs...
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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