The superior thoracic aperture, also known as the thoracic outlet, or thoracic inlet refers to the opening at the top of the thoracic cavity. It is also...
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of the thoracic cavity is the mediastinum. There are two openings of the thoracic cavity, a superior thoracic aperture known as the thoracic inlet and...
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Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) is a condition in which there is compression of the nerves, arteries, or veins in the superior thoracic aperture, the passageway...
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Mediastinum (redirect from Thoracic plane)
upper (or superior) and lower (or inferior) part: The superior mediastinum starts at the superior thoracic aperture and ends at the thoracic plane. The...
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compressed in Pancoast tumors (also called superior sulcus tumors). Not to be confused with the superior thoracic aperture. This disambiguation page lists articles...
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Outline of human anatomy (section Thoracic cavity)
Sternal angle Xiphoid process Thoracic cage Thoracic cavity Superior thoracic aperture (thoracic inlet) Inferior thoracic aperture Intercostal space Infrasternal...
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generally refers to the thoracic diaphragm. In humans, the diaphragm is slightly asymmetric—its right half is higher up (superior) to the left half, since...
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Suprapleural membrane (category Thoracic cavity)
vertebra C7. It extends approximately an inch more superiorly than the superior thoracic aperture, because the lungs themselves extend higher than the...
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Superior thoracic aperture The thorax from in front. (Superior thoracic aperture visible at top.) Superior thoracic aperture seen from above Details Identifiers...
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C1, Axis (anatomy) = C2) Thoracic vertebrae Lumbar vertebrae Sacral vertebrae Coccygeal vertebrae (These are in order superior to inferior- or starting...
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