Definition

Examples

• 医生用听诊器检查了病人的胸腔。
  Yīshēng yòng tīngzhěnqì jiǎnchá le bìngrén de xiōng qiāng.
  The doctor examined the patient's thoracic cavity with a stethoscope.
• 空气通过气管进入胸腔，肺叶随之扩张。
  Kōngqì tōngguò qìguǎn jìnrù xiōng qiāng, fèiyè suízhī kuòzhāng.
  Air enters the thoracic cavity through the trachea, and the lung lobes expand accordingly.
• 胸腔内的负压对呼吸至关重要。
  xiōng qiāng nèi de fùyā duì hūxī zhìguān zhòngyào.
  The negative pressure inside the thoracic cavity is crucial for breathing.