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19 wrz 2023 · However, what is the anatomic definition or meaning of a ‘chest’? The chest, properly called the thorax, is the superior part of the trunk located between the neck and abdomen. It consists of several components: Thoracic wall; Several cavities; Neurovasculature and lymphatics; Internal organs; Breasts
- Interchondral Joints
Interchondral joints. Interchondral joints are synovial...
- Major Arteries, Veins and Nerves of The Body
Neurovasculature of the shoulder and arm (diagram) When we...
- Sternocostal Joints
Muscles acting on the sternochondral joints No muscles have...
- Costochondral Joint
Costochondral joints (Articulationes costochondrales) The...
- Pleura
The pleura is a double-layered serous membrane that covers...
- Bronchial Veins
Bronchial veins (Venae bronchiales) Bronchial veins are...
- Innervation of the Heart
The innervation of the heart refers to the network of nerves...
- Inferior Thyroid Veins
The inferior thyroid vein is a paired vein located in the...
- Interchondral Joints
Muscles from abdomen to thorax. Rectus abdominus: originating from the xiphoid process & costal cartilages 5, 6, & 7. External oblique: attached to the external surface of the lowest 8 ribs. Serratus anterior (laterally): inserting by finger-like processes into ribs 1-8 from scapula.
Thorax & Thoracic Cavity: Introduction. The thorax refers to the region of the body between the neck and the abdomen. The thoracic cavity is an irregularly shaped cylinder enclosed by the musculoskeletal walls of the thorax and the diaphragm. Anteriorly, the thoracic wall consists of the sternum.
24 lip 2023 · Structure and Function. The muscles that make up the thorax wall include the three intercostal muscles (external, internal, and innermost), the subcostalis, and the transversus thoracis. Eleven pairs of intercostal muscles are in each of the intercostal spaces, arranged from superficial to deep.
In this section, learn more about the areas of the thorax, bones of the thorax, muscles of the thorax, organs of the thorax and the vasculature of the thorax.
Some of the muscle fibers of the right crus pass up to the left and surround the esophageal orifice in a slinglike loop. These fibers appear to act as a sphincter and possibly assist in the prevention of regurgitation of the stomach contents into the thoracic part of the esophagus
30 lip 2023 · The thorax is the region between the abdomen inferiorly and the root of the neck superiorly. [1] [2] The thorax forms from the thoracic wall, its superficial structures (breast, muscles, and skin), and the thoracic cavity.
