thoracic cavity
The part of the coelemic cavity lumen that is enclosed by the walls of the thorax. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thoracic_cavity http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_cjm ]
Term info
thoracic cavity
- cavitas thoracis
- cavity of chest
- cavity of thorax
- chest cavity
- pectoral cavity
- space of thoracic compartment
- thoracic lumen
uberon_slim, pheno_slim
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ce/Gray846.png, http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ee/Scheme_body_cavities-en.svg
uberon
UBERON:0002224
In many species, the diaphragm separates thoracic and abdominal cavities
Term relations
- anatomical space and part of some coelemic cavity lumen and luminal space of some thoracic segment of trunk
- anatomical space
- part of some coelemic cavity lumen
- part of some thoracic segment of trunk
- luminal space of some thoracic segment of trunk