thorax
anatomical region in various animals and humans
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Summary
thorax is a class of anatomical entity[1]. thorax ranks in the top 4% of class of anatomical entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,401 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: solitary organism subdivision type[3]
- Subclass of: subdivision of trunk proper[4], particular anatomical entity[5]
- Has part(s): thoracic spine[6], female breast[7], pectoral muscles[8], cavity of bony thorax[9], rib cage[10], intercostal muscle[11]
- Topic's main category: Category:Human thorax[12]
- Described by source: Gray's Anatomy (20th edition)[13], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[15], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16], Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language[17], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5[18]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C12799[19]
- Different from: chest[20]
- Connects with: abdomen[21], shoulder[22], neck[23]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[24]
Why It Matters
thorax has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] thorax is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]