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Also Known As	chest cavity

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Medical illustration of the human chest showing the lungs, diaphragm, ribs, trachea, bronchus, and bronchioles, with one lung cut away to reveal internal structures.

Labeled anatomical illustration of the human thorax showing the rib cage, sternum, clavicle, scapula, and associated structures such as the ribs, costal cartilage, acromion, coracoid process, and xiphoid process.

hydropneumothorax from pleural empyema

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Thorax body cavity sinus abdominal cavity