Chest

All anatomical structures in the Chest region

70 entries

All Types 70 Muscles 18 Bones 14 Ligaments 12 Nerves 7 Joints 12 Vessels 7

70 entries

Vessel Aorta aorta Chest The aorta is the largest artery in the body, a single high-pressure trunk that receives all… Vessel Azygos Vein vena azygos Chest The azygos vein arises from the junction of the right ascending lumbar and right subcostal veins,… Bone Clavicle (Full) clavicula Chest The clavicle is the strut connecting the upper limb to the axial skeleton, transmitting upper limb… Ligament Cooper’s Suspensory Ligaments (Breast) ligamenta suspensoria mammaria (Cooper) Chest Cooper's suspensory ligaments are the fibrous septae connecting the breast skin to the deep pectoral fascia,… Vessel Coronary Arteries arteriae coronariae Chest The coronary arteries supply the heart muscle with oxygenated blood, paradoxically being filled during diastole when… Joint Costochondral Joints articulationes costochondrales Chest The costochondral joints unite each rib to its costal cartilage at the osteochondral junction. The seventh… Ligament Costoclavicular Ligament ligamentum costoclaviculare Chest The costoclavicular ligament is the strongest and most important ligament of the sternoclavicular joint, connecting the… Ligament Costoclavicular Ligament (Detail) ligamentum costoclaviculare Chest The costoclavicular (rhomboid) ligament is the most important SC joint stabiliser, anchoring the medial clavicle to… Ligament Costophrenic Ligament ligamentum costophrenicum Chest The costophrenic ligament refers to the fibrous attachment of the peripheral diaphragm to the costal margin,… Joint Costotransverse Joints articulationes costotransversariae Chest The costotransverse joints connect the rib tubercle to the transverse process at each thoracic level (ribs… Ligament Costotransverse Ligaments ligamenta costotransversaria Chest The costotransverse ligaments connect the rib necks to the transverse processes of the corresponding vertebrae, stabilising… Joint Costovertebral Joints articulationes costovertebrales Chest The costovertebral joints are paired articulations between each rib head and the thoracic vertebral bodies, with… Joint Costovertebral Joints (Detail) articulationes costovertebrales (detail) Chest Each rib articulates with the spine through two joints: the costovertebral joint at the rib head… Muscle Diaphragm diaphragma Chest The diaphragm is the primary muscle of breathing, a domed musculotendinous partition separating the thorax from… Bone First Rib costa prima Chest The first rib is the shortest, flattest, and most curved rib, articulating only with T1 (unlike… Joint First Sternocostal Joint articulatio sternocostalis prima Chest The first sternocostal joint is uniquely a synchondrosis (not a synovial joint) — it fuses the… Ligament Flava Ligament Calcification (Thoracic) ligamentum flavum calcificans thoracicum Chest Ligamentum flavum calcification (LFC) in the thoracic spine produces the posterior encroachment visible on CT as… Ligament Interclavicular Ligament ligamentum interclaviculare Chest The interclavicular ligament bridges the jugular notch connecting the superior medial ends of both clavicles, working… Muscle Intercostal Muscles (External) musculi intercostales externi Chest The external intercostal muscles occupy the posterior and lateral intercostal spaces, with fibres running inferomedially analogous… Nerve Intercostal Nerves nervi intercostales Chest The twelve pairs of thoracic nerve anterior rami are called intercostal nerves (T1 through T11) and… Nerve Intercostal Nerves (Full) nervi intercostales (T1-T11) Chest The intercostal nerves (T1-T11) supply the chest and abdominal wall in dermatomal bands. The classic dermatome… Muscle Intercostales Externi musculi intercostales externi Chest The external intercostal muscles fill the intercostal spaces from the vertebral column to the costochondral junctions… Muscle Intercostales Interni musculi intercostales interni Chest The internal intercostal muscles run opposite to the external intercostals, with fibres directed downward and backward… Muscle Internal Intercostals musculi intercostales interni Chest The internal intercostal muscles run perpendicular to the external intercostals (superoanteriorly rather than inferoanteriorly), depressing the…

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