thoracic cavity
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These are typically stopped in our thoracic cavity as they enter the lungs.
From Salon ● Nov. 30, 2023
The research team used CT scans of the subject's thoracic cavity and artificial intelligence to create three-dimensional models of the lung, including the airways, blood vessels, and the chosen target.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2023
“This area—this thoracic cavity region leading to the brain—is much less studied and identified among mammals and especially among marine mammals,” Kienle says.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 22, 2022
Therefore, the lungs control the volume of air by altering the air pressure of the thoracic cavity.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
The chief organs concerned in the work of respiration are The Lungs.—The lungs consist of two sac-like bodies suspended in the thoracic cavity, and occupying all the space not taken up by the heart.
From Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools by Walters, Francis M.
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