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**'''Cranial Thoracic''' (x2) - these are ventral to the [[Lungs - Anatomy & Physiology|lungs]].
**'''Cranial Thoracic''' (x2) - these are ventral to the [[Lungs - Anatomy & Physiology|lungs]].
**'''Caudal Thoracic''' (x2) - located between the body wall and the thoracic air sacs.
**'''Caudal Thoracic''' (x2) - located between the body wall and the thoracic air sacs.
**'''Abdominal''' (x2) - these are the largest air sacs and fill the caudodorsal region of the abdomen, in contact with [[Small Intestine - Anatomy & Physiology|small]] and [[Large Intestine - Anatomy & Physiology|large intestines]], [[Kidney Basic Anatomy & Physiology|kidneys]] and [[Reproductive System - Anatomy & Physiology|reproductive]] organs. In addition these airsacs utilise space within the acetabulum and synsacrum.
**'''Abdominal''' (x2) - these are the largest air sacs and fill the caudodorsal region of the abdomen, in contact with [[Small Intestine - Anatomy & Physiology|small]] and [[Large Intestine - Anatomy & Physiology|large intestines]], [[Macroscopic Renal Anatomy - Anatomy & Physiology#Common Anatomy|kidneys]] and [[Reproductive System - Anatomy & Physiology|reproductive]] organs. In addition these airsacs utilise space within the acetabulum and synsacrum.
*The Cervical, Clavicular and Cranial Thoracic air sacs form one functional group - '''Cranial''', with the Caudal Thoracic and Abdominal Air sacs forming another, '''Caudal''' functional group.
*The Cervical, Clavicular and Cranial Thoracic air sacs form one functional group - '''Cranial''', with the Caudal Thoracic and Abdominal Air sacs forming another, '''Caudal''' functional group.
*The air sacs have a vital role in [[Ventilation - Anatomy & Physiology|ventilation]], but do not have the capacity for [[Gas Exchange - Anatomy & Physiology|gaseous exchange]].
*The air sacs have a vital role in [[Ventilation - Anatomy & Physiology|ventilation]], but do not have the capacity for [[Gas Exchange - Anatomy & Physiology|gaseous exchange]].