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stomach. The bones of the thorax, called the "thoracic skeleton" is a component of the axial skeleton. It consists of the ribs and sternum. The ribs...

showing the shape of    thoracic vertebrae. Lateral surface of the    thoracic vertebrae. Right half of the thoracic skeleton is not shown. Vertebral...

The axial skeleton is the part of the skeleton that consists of the bones of the head and trunk of a vertebrate. In the human skeleton, it consists of...

clavicles. In birds, its primary function is in the strengthening of the thoracic skeleton to withstand the rigors of flight. The furcula works as a strut between...

The human skeleton of an adult usually consists of around 206 bones, depending on the counting of sternum (which may alternatively be included as the manubrium...

cartilages Cartilages of ear Laryngeal cartilages Vertebral column Thoracic skeleton Bones of upper limb Bony pelvis Bones of lower limb Joints Joints...

prominens (C7) Thoracic vertebrae Lumbar vertebrae Sacrum Dorsal surface Sacral cornu Sacral canal Sacral hiatus Coccyx Thoracic skeleton Ribs True ribs...

of the thoracic cavity, such as the heart, lungs and great vessels and support the shoulder girdle to form the core part of the axial skeleton. A typical...

several hundred pieces of fossilized bone comprising 40 percent of the skeleton of a female of the hominin species Australopithecus afarensis. It was discovered...

especially vulnerable, possibly due to the mechanical properties of their thoracic skeleton. From 1996 to spring 2007, the US National Commotio Cordis Registry...

skeleton. In most tetrapods, ribs surround the thoracic cavity, enabling the lungs to expand and thus facilitate breathing by expanding the thoracic cavity...

transverse processes of thoracic vertebrae which articulates with the tubercle of the rib. A facet on each side of the thoracic vertebral body articulates...

complete skeleton of a Homo ergaster youth who lived 1.5 to 1.6 million years ago. This specimen is the most complete early hominin skeleton ever found...

sacroiliac joints tend to be uninvolved. The thoracic spine is the most common level involved. In the peripheral skeleton, DISH manifests as a calcific enthesopathy...

Clavelina ossipandae, the skeleton panda sea squirt or skeleton panda ascidian (Japanese: ガイコツパンダホヤ, romanized: gaikotsu-panda-hoya), is a species of...

have 205 bones. The pelvic limb typically contains 19 bones, while the thoracic limb contains 20 bones. Bones serve three major functions in the skeletal...

as the spinal column, spine or backbone, is the core part of the axial skeleton in vertebrate animals. The vertebral column is the defining and eponymous...

two clavicles. Its primary function is in the strengthening of the thoracic skeleton to withstand the rigors of flight. It works as a strut between a bird's...

median dorsal plate (NUFV 847), visceral impressions of a partial thoracic skeleton (NUFV 1294) and of a posterior median dorsal plate (NUFV 1293). A...

but not all bird orders show head-bob. The thoracic vertebrae number between 5 and 10, and the first thoracic vertebra is distinguishable due to the fusion...