The pleural cavities contain which organs?

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The pleural cavities contain which organs?

The pleural cavities are the thin, fluid-filled spaces around each lung, lined by two layers of pleura to allow smooth movement as you breathe. Because of this location, the organs housed there are the lungs. The heart sits in the mediastinum inside the pericardial sac, separate from the pleural spaces, and the liver and stomach reside in the abdominal cavity below the diaphragm. So, the pleural cavities contain the lungs, not the heart, liver, or stomach.

The pleural cavities are the thin, fluid-filled spaces around each lung, lined by two layers of pleura to allow smooth movement as you breathe. Because of this location, the organs housed there are the lungs. The heart sits in the mediastinum inside the pericardial sac, separate from the pleural spaces, and the liver and stomach reside in the abdominal cavity below the diaphragm. So, the pleural cavities contain the lungs, not the heart, liver, or stomach.

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