| Preferred Name |
thoracic cavity |
| Synonyms |
space of thoracic compartment cavitas thoracis chest cavity pectoral cavity cavity of chest thoracic lumen cavity of thorax |
| Definitions |
The part of the coelemic cavity lumen that is enclosed by the walls of the thorax. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002224 |
| database_cross_reference |
MESH:D035423 Wikipedia:Thoracic_cavity SCTID:243949006 EMAPA:36497 NCIT:C12905 MA:0000032 UMLS:C0230139 FMA:7565 GAID:93 |
| definition |
The part of the coelemic cavity lumen that is enclosed by the walls of the thorax. |
| 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 |
| has_exact_synonym |
space of thoracic compartment cavitas thoracis chest cavity pectoral cavity cavity of chest thoracic lumen cavity of thorax |
| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
| id |
UBERON:0002224 |
| in_subset | |
| label |
thoracic cavity |
| luminal space of | |
| notation |
UBERON:0002224 |
| part_of | |
| prefLabel |
thoracic cavity |
| treeView | |
| UBPROP_0000008 |
In many species, the diaphragm separates thoracic and abdominal cavities |
| subClassOf |