thorax

Introduction

Upper component of the trunk bordered inferiorly by the diaphram & superiorly by the neck.

More general terms

• anatomic region

More specific terms

• bronchomediastinal lymphatic trunk
• cisterna/ampulla/receptaculum chyli, chyle/Pecquet cistern, Pecquet reservoir, cholocyst
• jugular lymphatic trunk (jugular duct)
• subclavian lymphatic trunk (subclavian duct)

Additional terms

• trunk lesions, skin

Components

• thoracic aorta
• ascending aorta
• bronchial artery (bronchial branch of thoracic aorta)
• visceral pleura (pulmonary pleura)
• parietal pleura
• sternal line of pleural reflection
• line of pleural reflection (sternal,costal, vertebral)
• carina of trachea
• diaphragm muscle
• thoracic outlet
• mediastinum
• trachea
• pleura
• lung
• heart
• thymus
• thoracic wall