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Lungs lie in the thoracic cavity and is separated from the abdominal cavity by the___ .

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Lungs lie in the thoracic cavity and is separated from the abdominal cavity by the diaphragm. The diaphragm is a sheet of muscular tissue, which normally remains arched upward like a dome towards the base of the lungs.


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