Question

Cavity lodging lungs is
A) Thorax
B) Abdomen
C) Chest
D) Stomach

Answer 1

It provides protection to the important organs like lungs, heart and liver and also provides stability for the shoulder movement and upper arms. It comprises muscles, thoracic skeleton, fat and skin. It is the second largest hollow chamber of the body.

Complete Answer:
- A lung cavity is defined as the lucent area that lies within a mass or nodule radiographically. Cavities are accompanied by the thick walls usually greater than 4mm. cavity lung lodging is relatively found on chest imaging.
- The chest cavity or the thoracic cavity is the body chamber of vertebrates that are protected by the ribcage and skin muscle.
- Mediastinum is the central compartment of the thoracic cavity. Thoracic chamber is that chamber that lodges the lungs.
- It is guarded by the vertebral column mainly by the sternum. A typical volume is maintained by the thoracic chamber as it would affect the lung volume.
- At different phases of respiration, the thoracic chamber should be compulsorily air tight for maintaining the different air volumes in the lung. Chest provides stability for the movement of arms and shoulders.

Thus, the correct answer is option C. i.e., chest.

Note: Thoracic chamber is very much important for the breathing process and it is necessary that thoracic chamber should be air tight. Any change in the volume of the thoracic chamber would reflect the change in pulmonary volume. Cavity lodging lungs is chest. Chest cavity is also known as thoracic cavity.