The ventral cavity allows for significant changes in the size and shape of internal organs, such as the lungs, heart, stomach, and intestines, as they perform their functions without distorting other tissues or disrupting the activity of nearby organs.

Authors

• Person: Ernstmeyer K, Christman E Organization: National Center for Biotechnology Information
  Chapter 2 Medical Language Related to the Whole Body - NCBI
• Person: Not available Organization: Pressbooks
  Chapter 1. Body Structure – Human Anatomy and Physiology I

Sources

• Chapter 2 Medical Language Related to the Whole Body - NCBI www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov Ernstmeyer K, Christman E · National Center for Biotechnology Information via serper
• Chapter 1. Body Structure – Human Anatomy and Physiology I louis.pressbooks.pub Pressbooks via serper

Referenced by nodes (4)

• heart concept
• lungs concept
• stomach concept
• intestines concept