Dissection of Pigeon (With Diagram) | Vertebrates | Chordata | Zoology
The coelom of birds (pigeon) is well developed and divided into two cavities, anterior thoracic and posterior abdominal cavities, by a membranous oblique septum or diaphragm. The thoracic cavity has two dorso-lateral pleural cavities, each enclosing a lung. The two pleural cavities are separated from each other by the antero-ventral pericardial cavity enclosing the heart lying in the middle between [...]