page_title: Thoracic wall
hierarchical_section_title: Thoracic wall
caption_attribution_description: A transverse section of the thorax, showing the contents of the middle and the posterior mediastinum. The pleural and pericardial cavities are exaggerated since normally there is no space between parietal and visceral pleura and between pericardium and heart.
context_page_description: The thoracic wall or chest wall is the boundary of the thoracic cavity.
context_section_description: The thoracic wall or chest wall is the boundary of the thoracic cavity.
caption: A transverse section of the thorax, showing the contents of the middle and the posterior mediastinum.
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