Terminology Service for NFDI4Health

thoracic cavity

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The part of the coelemic cavity lumen that is enclosed by the walls of the thorax. [ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_cjm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thoracic_cavity ]

Term info

Label

thoracic cavity

Synonyms
  • cavitas thoracis
  • cavity of chest
  • cavity of thorax
  • chest cavity
  • pectoral cavity
  • space of thoracic compartment
  • thoracic lumen
database cross reference
Subsets

uberon_slim, pheno_slim

depicted by

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ce/Gray846.png, http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ee/Scheme_body_cavities-en.svg

id

UBERON:0002224

taxon notes

In many species, the diaphragm separates thoracic and abdominal cavities