MRCP UK EXAMINATIONS

ABDOMINAL

ABDOMINAL STATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The thoracic cavity includes which organs?
A
Heart, stomach, and lung
B
Stomach, heart, and lung
C
Stomach, intestines, liver
D
Heart, lung, large blood vessels
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -[2] The thoracic cavity contains organs and tissues that function in the respiratory (lungs, bronchi, trachea, pleura), cardiovascular (heart, pericardium, great vessels, lymphatics), nervous (vagus nerve, sympathetic chain, phrenic nerve, recurrent laryngeal nerve), immune (thymus) and digestive (esophagus) systems.

Detailed explanation-2: -Thoracic. The thoracic cavity is the anterior ventral body cavity found within the rib cage in the torso. It houses the primary organs of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems, such as the heart and lungs, but also includes organs from other systems, such as the esophagus and the thymus gland.

Detailed explanation-3: -The thorax is the chest cavity of the body, and as the trachea is not a part of the chest. Trachea is the part of throat. Trachea is the only part not located in the thorax.

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