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THORACIC CAGE [1 record]

Record 1 2020-09-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Bones and Joints
Universal entry(ies)
cavea thoracis
Latin
A02.3.04.001
classification system code, see observation
CONT

The thoracic skeleton takes the form of a domed birdcage, the thoracic cage (rib cage), with the horizontal bars formed by ribs and costal cartilages supported by the vertical sternum (breastbone) and thoracic vertebrae ...

OBS

thoracic cage: designation derived from the Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

A02.3.04.001: Terminologia Anatomica identifying number.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Os et articulations
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
cavea thoracis
Latin
A02.3.04.001
classification system code, see observation
DEF

Ensemble ostéocartilagineux[, constitué de la portion dorsale de la colonne vertébrale, des côtes, des cartilages costaux et du sternum], qui délimite et soutient les parois du thorax.

OBS

cage thoracique : désignation dérivée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

A02.3.04.001 : numéro d'identification de la Terminologia Anatomica.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Morfología y fisiología general
  • Huesos y articulaciones
Entrada(s) universal(es)
cavea thoracis
Latin
A02.3.04.001
classification system code, see observation
DEF

Estructura constituida por las costillas, el esternón y la columna torácica, con los músculos que rellenan los espacios óseos, que está separada de la cavidad abdominal por el diafragma y sirve de protección al corazón, los pulmones y los grandes vasos.

OBS

A02.3.04.001: cifra identificadora única de la Terminología Anatómica Internacional.

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