Chest

:This article refers to the anatomical term. See Chest (disambiguation) for other usages.

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The chest is a part of the anatomy of humans and various other animals.

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In hominids, the chest is the region of the body between the neck and the abdomen, along with its internal organs and other contents. It is mostly protected and supported by the ribcage, spine, and shoulder girdle. Contents of the chest include the following:

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• organs
• heart
• lungs
• muscles
• major and minor pectoral muscles
• trapezius muscles
• internal structures
• diaphragm
• esophagus
• trachea
• xiphoid process
• arteries and veins
• aorta
• superior vena cava
• inferior vena cava
• pulmonary artery
• bones
• the shoulder socket containing the upper part of the humerus
• scapula
• sternum
• thoracic portion of the spine
• collarbone
• ribcage
• external structures
• nipples
• mammary glands

In humans, the portion of the chest protected by the ribcage is also called the thorax. The words chest and thorax are often mistakenly used interchangeably.

Chest: Chest anatomy - Humans and other hominids ►



 

Hominid: Hominid is any member of the biological family Hominidae (the "great apes"), including humans, chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans. (This classification has been revised several times in the last few decades. See the Hominidae and history of hominoid taxonomy articles.)...

Neck: The neck is the part of the body on many limbed vertebrates that distinguishes the head from the torso or trunk....

Abdomen: The human abdomen (from the Latin word meaning "belly") is the part of the body between the pelvis and the thorax. Anatomically, the abdomen stretches from the thorax at the thoracic diaphragm to the pelvis at the pelvic brim. The pelvic brim stretches from the lumbosacral angle (the intervertebral ...




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