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Thorax logo #10101) Animal anatomy 2) Area between neck and abdomen 3) Body part 4) Body section 5) Chest 6) Chest area 7) English-language journal 8) Insect body part 9) Insect midsection 10) Insect section 11) Middle of an insect 12) Middle section of an insect 13) Neck-abdomen connection 14) Where the heart is
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Thorax logo #10101) Chest 2) Pectus 3) Prothorax
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thorax logo #20001Latin, meaning: breastplate
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thorax logo #21796 The part of the body that lies between the head and the abdomen. It has three parts - prothorax, metathorax and mesothorax.
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Thorax logo #22531Central body part to which the walking legs are attached
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Thorax logo #21002• (n.) The middle region of the body of an insect, or that region which bears the legs and wings. It is composed of three united somites, each of which is composed of several distinct parts. See Illust. in Appendix. and Illust. of Coleoptera. • (n.) The part of the trunk between the neck and the abdomen, containing that part of the body c...
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thorax logo #21003in amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals, the chest. In humans and other mammals the chest is that part of the body between the neck and abdomen. ... [8 related articles]
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Thorax logo #22221A part of an animal 's body that lies between the head and the abdomen.
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thorax logo #209731. <anatomy> The part of the trunk between the neck and the abdomen, containing that part of the body cavity the walls of which are supported by the dorsal vertebrae, the ribs, and the sternum, and which the heart and lungs are situated; the chest. ... In mammals the thoracic cavity is completely separated from the abdominal by the diaphragm,...
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thorax logo #21001(thor´aks) the part of the body between the neck and abdomen; it is separated from the abdomen by the diaphragm. Its walls are formed by the 12 pairs of ribs, attached to the sides of the spine and curving toward the front. The principal organs in the thoracic cavity are the heart with its major blood vessels and the lu...
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Thorax logo #21560Mid-part, or second region, of bee to which wings and legs are attached.
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Thorax logo #22033consists of 3 segments immediately behind head that bear true, claw-bearing legs.
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thorax logo #10444(Humans as organisms) the chest, containing the heart and lungs and encased by the ribs
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Thorax logo #20972Tho'rax noun [ Latin , from Greek ....] 1. (Anat.) The part of the trunk between the neck and the abdomen, containing that part of the body cavity the walls of which are supported by the dorsal vertebræ, the ribs, and the sternum, and which the heart and lungs are situated; the chest. �...
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thorax logo #20891Chest cavity
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thorax logo #21510(thor;aks) The chest.
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Thorax logo #22234Chest - the part of the body between the neck and diaphragm, encased by the ribs.
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thorax logo #22091 The chest cavity or upper bart of the torso containing the heart, lungs and oesophagus.
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thorax logo #23003In insects, the second body region, between the head and thorax. It is the region where the legs and wings are attached.
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thorax logo #20012In insects, the second body region, between the head and thorax. It is the region where the legs and wings are attached.
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thorax logo #20974pectus noun the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
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thorax logo #21450Greek = the chest, adjective, thoracic.
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thorax logo #21571In many arthropods, one of three regions formed by the fusion of the segments (others are the head and abdomen).
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thorax logo #22445Another term for chest.
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thorax logo #22993breastplate
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