| Abdominal cavity | |
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| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | cavitas abdominis |
| MeSH | D034841 |
| TA98 | A01.1.00.051 A10.1.00.001 |
| TA2 | 128 |
| FMA | 12266 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The abdominal cavity is a large body cavity in humans[1] and many other animals that contain organs. It is a part of the abdominopelvic cavity.[2] It is located below the thoracic cavity, and above the pelvic cavity. Its dome-shaped roof is the thoracic diaphragm, a thin sheet of muscle under the lungs, and its floor is the pelvic inlet, opening into the pelvis.
- ^ "Abdominal cavity". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. I: A-Ak – Bayes (15th ed.). Chicago, Illinois: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. 2010. pp. 19–20. ISBN 978-1-59339-837-8.
- ^ Wingerd, Bruce (1994). The Human Body: Concepts of Anatomy and Physiology. Fort Worth: Saunders College Publishing. pp. 11–12. ISBN 0-03-055507-8.