Dictionary:
tor·so (tôr'sō)  |
[Italian, trunk of a statue, from Old Italian, stalk, stem, from Vulgar Latin *tursus, from Latin thyrsus, stalk. See thyrsus.]
| 5min Related Video: torso |
| Architecture: torso |
A spiral column, in Medieval and Renaissance architecture.
| Veterinary Dictionary: torso |
The body, exclusive of the head and limbs.
| Word Tutor: torso |
The sculpture garden was filled with magnificent Greek torsos.
| Wikipedia: Torso |
Torso is an anatomical term for the central part of the many animal bodies (including that of the human) from which extend the neck and limbs. It is sometimes referred to as the trunk. The torso includes the thorax and abdomen.
Contents |
Most critical organs are housed within the torso. In the upper chest, the heart and lungs are protected by the rib cage, and the abdomen contains the majority of organs responsible for digestion: the liver, which respectively produces bile necessary for digestion; the large and small intestines, which extract nutrients from food; the anus, from which fecal wastes are excreted; the rectum, which stores feces; the gallbladder, which stores and concentrates bile and produces chyme; the ureters, which passes urine to the bladder; the bladder, which stores urine; and the urethra, which excretes urine and passes sperm through the seminal vesicles. Finally, the pelvic region houses both the male and female reproductive organs.
The torso also harbours many of the main groups of muscles in the body, including the:
The organs and muscles etc. are innervated by various nerves, mainly originating from thoracic vertebral segments. For instance, the cutaneous innervation is provided by:
 |
This article does not cite any references or sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (July 2007) |
 |
Look up torso in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. |
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||
 |
This anatomy article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)
| Translations: Torso |
Deutsch (German)
n. - Rumpf, Torso
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κορμί, κορμός (ανθρώπινου σώματος ή αγάλματος)
Português (Portuguese)
n. - torso (m), tronco (m), obra mutilada e inacabada (f)
Русский (Russian)
торс, туловище, обломок статуи, (архит.) колонна с витым стержнем
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - torso, bål
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
躯干, 未完成的作品, 裸体躯干雕像
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 軀幹, 未完成的作品, 裸體軀幹雕像
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 몸체, 미완성 작품, 나체 흉상
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) جذع ألتمثال أو ألانسان
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - גו, גוף האדם (פרט לראש ולגפיים), פסל ללא ראש וגפיים, מפעל שלא הושלם
If you are unable to view some languages clearly, click here.
To select your translation preferences click here.
| Shopping: torso |
 | twisted column (architecture) |
| Visceral (in medicine) |
| body suit |
 | What is torso in french? Read answer... |
| A torso is your body? Read answer... |
| What part of you is your torso? Read answer... |
 | What is to torso as branch is to what? |
| What are the bones in your torso? |
| How do you increase your torsoe? |
Copyrights:
 |
 | Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. Read more |
 |
| Architecture. McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Architecture and Construction. Copyright © 2003 by McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Read more |
 |
| Veterinary Dictionary. Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary 3rd Edition. Copyright © 2007 by D.C. Blood, V.P. Studdert and C.C. Gay, Elsevier. All rights reserved. Read more |
 |
| Word Tutor. Copyright © 2004-present by eSpindle Learning, a 501(c) nonprofit organization. All rights reserved. eSpindle provides personalized spelling and vocabulary tutoring online; free trial. Read more |
 |
| Wikipedia. This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Torso". Read more |
 |
| Translations. Copyright © 2007, WizCom Technologies Ltd. All rights reserved. Read more |
Mentioned in
