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...

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...

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...

upper (or superior) and lower (or inferior) part: The superior mediastinum starts at the superior thoracic aperture and ends at the thoracic plane. The...

Sternal angle Xiphoid process Thoracic cage Thoracic cavity Superior thoracic aperture (thoracic inlet) Inferior thoracic aperture Intercostal space Infrasternal...

compressed in Pancoast tumors (also called superior sulcus tumors). Not to be confused with the superior thoracic aperture. This disambiguation page lists articles...

vertebra C7. It extends approximately an inch more superiorly than the superior thoracic aperture, because the lungs themselves extend higher than the...

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...

Superior thoracic aperture The thorax from in front. (Superior thoracic aperture visible at top.) Superior thoracic aperture seen from above Details Identifiers...

Oliver" Thymus Trachea Esophagus Thoracic duct Aortic arch Veins (Superior vena cava, brachiocephalic vein, left superior intercostal vein) Nerves (Vagus...