Chest
Chest
Definition
Subdivision of trunk proper, which is demarcated from the neck by the plane of the superior thoracic aperture and from the abdomen internally by the inferior surface of the diaphragm and externally by the costal margin and associated with the thoracic vertebral column and ribcage and from the back of the thorax by the external surface of the posterolateral part of the rib cage, the anterior surface of the thoracic vertebral column and the posterior axillary lines; together with the abdomen and the perineum, it constitutes the trunk proper[FMA].
Also known as anterolateral part of thorax, front of thorax, pectus, ventral part of thoracic region — per UBERON
The Chest is a part of the None.
Also identified as
- MESH D013909 per UBERON
- NCIT C12799 per UBERON
- NCIT C25389 per UBERON
- UMLS C0817096 per UBERON
- UMLS C1527391 per UBERON
Associated Diseases
| Disease | Involvement | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Benign neoplasm of thymus | Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Chest wall parachordoma | Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Ectopic thymus | Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Thymic dysplasia | Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |