thoracic esophagus
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Thoracic cavity — Latin cavitas thoracis Gray s subject #136 524 Dorlands/Elsevier … Wikipedia
Thoracic surgery — is the field of medicine involved in the surgical treatment of diseases affecting organs inside the thorax (the chest) excluding the heart. Generally treatment of conditions of the lungs, chest wall, esophagus and diaphragm.Thoracic surgery is… … Wikipedia
Thoracic diaphragm — diaphragm Respiratory system Latin diaphragma Artery Pericardiacophrenic artery … Wikipedia
Esophagus — Gullet redirects here. For the African sailboat, see Gulet. For the Dutch soccer coach, see Ruud Gullit. Weasand redirects here. For other meanings, see Weasand (disambiguation). Esophagus Head and neck … Wikipedia
Esophagus — The esophagus, part of the digestive tract, is a tube that connects the throat with the stomach. It lies between the trachea (windpipe) and the spine. In an adult, the esophagus is about 10 inches long. When a person swallows, the muscular walls… … Medical dictionary
Thoracic aorta — Infobox Artery Name = PAGENAME Latin = pars thoracica aortae, aorta thoracalis GraySubject = 153 GrayPage = 598 Caption = The thoracic aorta, viewed from the left side. Caption2 = Histopathological image of dissecting aneurysm of thoracic aorta… … Wikipedia
Thoracic duct — Lymph: Thoracic duct The thoracic and right lymphatic ducts. (Thoracic duct is thin vertical white line at center.) … Wikipedia
thoracic cavity — or chest cavity Second largest hollow space of the body, enclosed by the ribs, vertebral column, and breastbone and separated from the abdominal cavity by the diaphragm. It contains the lungs and bronchi, part of the esophagus and trachea, and… … Universalium
Thoracic duct — A vascular structure which recirculates lymph into the blood stream. It begins in the abdomen and tracks alongside the aorta and esophagus to eventually join with the left brachiocephalic vein. * * * thoracic duct n the main trunk of the system… … Medical dictionary
thoracic duct — This is the body s main lymph collecting vessel. It starts in the little collecting bladder in the abdomen (the cisterna chyli), moves up the center of the body in front of the spinal chord, alongside the esophagus and aorta to the neck,… … Herbal-medical glossary
