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{{Image|Gray-image1215.gif|right|350px|The surface of the left side of the thorax.}} | |||
The thoracic wall is "the outer margins of the thorax containing skin, deep fascia; thoracic vertebrae; ribs; sternum; and muscles."<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref> | The thoracic wall is "the outer margins of the thorax containing skin, deep fascia; thoracic vertebrae; ribs; sternum; and muscles."<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref> | ||
{{Image|Gray-image112.gif|right|350px|The rib cage viewed from the front.}} | |||
{{Image|Gray-image1218.gif|right|350px|Diagram showing relations of opened heart to front of thoracic wall.}} | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 03:12, 7 October 2013
The thoracic wall is "the outer margins of the thorax containing skin, deep fascia; thoracic vertebrae; ribs; sternum; and muscles."[1]
References
- ↑ Anonymous (2024), Thoracic wall (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.