thoracic cavity
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002224
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 ]
Synonyms: space of thoracic compartment, chest cavity, cavity of chest, cavity of thorax, cavitas thoracis, pectoral cavity, thoracic lumen
Term info
- MESH:A01.911.800
- Wikipedia:Thoracic_cavity
- EMAPA:36497
- OpenCyc:Mx4rmvyleLfEEduAAAACs6hRXg
- UMLS:C0230139 (ncithesaurus:Thoracic_Cavity)
- MESH:D035423
- SCTID:243949006
- FMA:7565
- NCIT:C12905
- GAID:93
- OpenCyc:Mx4rvhU_TpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA
- MA:0000032
uberon_slim, pheno_slim
In many species, the diaphragm separates thoracic and abdominal cavities
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ee/Scheme_body_cavities-en.svg, http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ce/Gray846.png
uberon
UBERON:0002224
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon.owl, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/cl.owl
Thoracic cavity
Term relations
- anatomical space and part of some coelemic cavity lumen and luminal space of some thoracic segment of trunk
- anatomical space
- anatomical entity
- part of some coelemic cavity lumen
- part of some thoracic segment of trunk
- luminal space of some thoracic segment of trunk