The superior thoracic aperture, also known as the thoracic outlet, or thoracic inlet refers to the opening at the top of the thoracic cavity. It is also...

of the thoracic cavity is the mediastinum. There are two openings of the thoracic cavity, a superior thoracic aperture known as the thoracic inlet and...

Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) is a condition in which there is compression of the nerves, arteries, or veins in the superior thoracic aperture, the passageway...

upper (or superior) and lower (or inferior) part: The superior mediastinum starts at the superior thoracic aperture and ends at the thoracic plane. The...

Sternal angle Xiphoid process Thoracic cage Thoracic cavity Superior thoracic aperture (thoracic inlet) Inferior thoracic aperture Intercostal space Infrasternal...

compressed in Pancoast tumors (also called superior sulcus tumors). Not to be confused with the superior thoracic aperture. This disambiguation page lists articles...

vertebra C7. It extends approximately an inch more superiorly than the superior thoracic aperture, because the lungs themselves extend higher than the...

generally refers to the thoracic diaphragm. In humans, the diaphragm is slightly asymmetric—its right half is higher up (superior) to the left half, since...

Superior thoracic aperture The thorax from in front. (Superior thoracic aperture visible at top.) Superior thoracic aperture seen from above Details Identifiers...

Oliver" Thymus Trachea Esophagus Thoracic duct Aortic arch Veins (Superior vena cava, brachiocephalic vein, left superior intercostal vein) Nerves (Vagus...

thigh bone Third trochanter third ventricle thoracic aorta thoracic cavity thoracic duct thoracic spine thoracic vertebrae thorax thrombus thymus thyroarytenoid...

arrangement of placentas Parietal pleura, attached to the wall of the thoracic cavity Parietal callus, feature of the shell anatomy of some groups of...

attached, with loose ligaments, to the bony margin of the anterior nasal aperture, while the inferior ends of the lateral cartilages are free (unattached)...

and under the neck Latin thōrāx < Greek θώρᾱξ (thṓrāx), chest, cuirass thoracic spine, thorax thromb(o)- of or relating to a blood clot, clotting of blood...

from the meso- and meta-thoracic segments and are similar in size in the basal groups. In more derived groups, the meso-thoracic wings are larger with more...

into two parts or branches. branchial Pertaining to the gills. branchial aperture The gill opening. branchiostegal membrane The membrane connecting the branchiostegal...

tissues anterior to the vertebrae is eliminated, hence a reduction of acute thoracic, gastrointestinal and bladder side effects. Proton therapy for eye tumors...