thorax
Sign in to saveThe thorax (: thoraces or thoraxes) or chest is a part of the anatomy of mammals and other tetrapod animals located between the neck and the abdomen.
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The thorax, also called the chest, is the section of your body that sits between your neck and your abdomen. It's an important anatomical region found in mammals and other four-legged animals.
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Key facts
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- Surface projections of the organs of the trunk, with the thorax or chest region seen stretching down to approximately the end of the oblique lung fissure anteriorly, but more deeply its lower limit rather corresponds to the upper border of the liver.
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- ThoraxChest
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- thorax
- Anatomy.Greek
- θώραξ
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- Chest.jpg
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- X-ray image of the human chest showing the internal anatomy of the rib cage, lungs and heart as well as the inferior thoracic border–made up of the diaphragm.
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- Surface projections of the organs of the trunk.png
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19 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Humans
- Structure
- Contents
- Chest
- Bones
- Landmarks
- Clinical significance
- Injury
- Pain
- Non-cardiac causes
- Atelectasis
- Pneumothorax
- Images
- Tetrapods
- Arthropods
- See also
- References
- External links
The thorax (: thoraces or thoraxes) or chest is a part of the anatomy of mammals and other tetrapod animals located between the neck and the abdomen.
In insects, crustaceans, and the extinct trilobites, the thorax is one of the three main divisions of the body, each in turn composed of multiple segments.