Thorax

Thorax
Chest
Thorax; Chest
	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.
	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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Latin	thorax
Greek	θώραξ
TH
TE
FMA
	Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

Humans and mammals

In mammals, the parts that make up the thorax are the sternum, the thoracic vertebrae and the ribs. It starts from the neck and stops at the diaphragm.

In this insect diagram, the thorax is the section labelled B, between the head and the abdomen.

The thorax is a part of an animal's body that is between the head and the abdomen.

In insects and crustaceans, it is the middle of the three main body sections. The walking legs are usually on the thorax.

An X-ray of a human chest area, with some structures labeled
Volume rendering of a high resolution computed tomography of the thorax. The anterior thoracic wall, the airways and the pulmonary vessels anterior to the root of the lung have been digitally removed in order to visualize the different levels of the pulmonary circulation.
Anatomical dissections
Anatomical dissections