pectus

1. The part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates (synset 105560240)
   is a type of: body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity
   subtypes:

   • bust, female chest - the chest of a woman
   • male chest - the chest of a man
   has:

   • breastbone, sternum - the flat bone that articulates with the clavicles and the first seven pairs of ribs
   • thoracic aorta - a branch of the descending aorta; divides into the iliac arteries
   • thoracic vein, vena thoracica - veins that drain the thoracic walls
   • gall bladder, gallbladder - a muscular sac attached to the liver that stores bile (secreted by the liver) until it is needed for digestion
   • area of cardiac dullness - a triangular area of the front of the chest (determined by percussion); corresponds to the part of the heart not covered by the lungs
   • musculus pectoralis, pecs, pectoral, pectoral muscle, pectoralis - either of two large muscles of the chest
   • chest cavity, thoracic cavity - the cavity in the vertebrate body enclosed by the ribs between the diaphragm and the neck and containing the lungs and heart
   • breast, chest - the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
   • rib cage - the bony enclosing wall of the chest
   is a part of:

   • craniate, vertebrate - animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium
   • body, torso, trunk - the body excluding the head and neck and limbs
   same as: chest, thorax

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