#pectus__thorax__chest the part of the human body between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
supertype: #body_part any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity
subtype: #female_chest #male_chest
part of: #vertebrate #torso
part: #sternum the flat bone that articulates with the clavicles and the first seven pairs of ribs
part: #corpus_sternum__gladiolus__gladiolu the large central part of the breastbone
part: #manubrium the upper part of the breastbone
part: #xiphoid_process__xiphoidproces smallest of the three parts of the breastbone; articulates with the corpus sternum and the seventh rib
part: #thoracic_aorta a branch of the descending aorta; divides into the iliac arteries
part: #thoracic_vein__vena_thoracica veins that drain the thoracic walls
part: #gallbladder a muscular sac attached to the liver that secretes bile and stores it until needed for digestion
part: #area_of_cardiac_dullness a triangular area of the front of the chest (determined by percussion); corresponds to the part of the heart not covered by the lungs
part: #pectoral_muscle__pectoral__pectoralis__musculus_pectoralis__pecs either of two large muscles of the chest
part: #chest_cavity__chestcavity__thoraciccavity the cavity in the vertebrate body enclosed by the ribs between the diaphragm and the neck and containing the lungs and heart
part: #mediastinum the part of the thoracic cavity between the lungs that contains the heart and aorta and esophagus and trachea and thymus
part: #breast the front part of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen; "he beat his breast in anger"
part: #rib_cage__ribcage the bony enclosing wall of the chest
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