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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.
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Is the heart located in the pelvic cavity?
The heart is not located in the pelvic cavity. It is located in the thoracic cavity.
In which body cavity is the heart and appendix located in?
Heart is located in the thoracic cavity and the appendix is in the abdominal cavity.
What word reflects the relationship between the heart and the chest cavity?
The heart is within the chest cavity. It is located medially in the chest cavity.
Does the thoratic cavity protect the heart?
A cavity is a hole and as such protects nothing. The heart does reside in the thoracic cavity but it is mostly protected by the ribcage.
The heart lungs and small intestine would be found in the?
The heart, lungs, and small intestine would be found in the Ventral Body Cavity. Check this site out for a look at different cavities: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ventral_body_cavity
What cavity contains the lungs and what structure divides it from the abdominal cavity?
The lungs and heart are found in the thoracic cavity and that cavity is superior to the diaphragm.
What organ of circulation is found in the chest cavity?
heart
Which thoracic caviy is the heart found?
...the thoracic cavity...
What organs are not found in the abdomen cavity?
Organs like the heart and lungs are not found in the abdominal cavity. The heart is located in the thoracic cavity, between the two lungs, while the lungs are also located in the thoracic cavity on either side of the heart.
What four organs are found in the thoracic cavity?
The trachea, heart, lungs, bronchial tubes, thyroid gland, and the larynx.
What is the name of the muscle in your chest cavity?
Heart
What main organs are found in the chest cavity?
Heart and lungs.
What organs are found in the thoracic cavity of a fetal pig?
The trachea, heart, lungs, bronchial tubes, thyroid gland, and the larynx are found in the cavity of a fetal pig.
Is the heart located in the pelvic cavity?
The heart is not located in the pelvic cavity. It is located in the thoracic cavity.
What part of the circulatory system is big as your first and is found in your chest cavity?
the heart
What organs are found in the fetal pig's pericardial cavity?
A fetal pig's pericardial cavity is actually located in the heart. In living animals, the pericardial cavity is filled with fluid that acts as a shock absorber to protect the heart from injury.
What is the name of the lubricant that prevents friction of the heart?
pericardial cavity--- ashboo
