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\nWhen an organ is removed from the body, the empty space is filled in by encroaching organs around it. The small organ-shaped space would be edged into by the pancreas, stomach and liver. In the case of larger “gaps,” such as the removal...\nWhen an organ is removed from the body, the empty space is filled in by encroaching organs around it. The small organ-shaped space would be edged into by the pancreas, stomach and liver. In the case of larger “gaps,” such as the removal of part of the intestine, bodily fluid would temporarily fill the space until connective tissue begins to form.

Our bodies are divided into specific cavities, which restrict the movement of our organs to some degree. For example, our heart isn’t going to slowly slip from the pericardial cavity, out of the thoracic cavity and land in the middle of the abdominal cavity. That being said, the layers of tissue dividing these cavities do have some amount of flexibility, as does the space within each individual cavity. Generally speaking, organs will remain in their proscribed area, although shifting and rearranging can happen.\n
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