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The thoracic duct of a fetal pig is used to transport food into the stomach. This is present before the development of the esophagus.
Esophagus cancer is a cancer that affects the throat area. Treatments can consist of endoscopic mucosal resection, removal of part of the throat, chemotherapy, chemoradiation, and radiation treatment.
the chest
A patulent esophagus is a widened area often associated with Barrett's Esophagus.
this is the thoracic cavity, the space between the neck and the abdomen, this contains the lungs, heart & the main artery called the aorta, the lungs are covered by a membrane called the pleura which holds the lungs in situ and is the area affected by pleurisy, if air or gasses are allowed to permeate this area outside the lungs the vacuum that enables breathing is compromised and a collapsed lung can occur.
thoracic
The thoracic region is basically the chest and upper back. In the neck it begins at T-1 of the vertebra. The thoracic area extends to the last rib, front and back.
The area that is your chest is scientifically called your 'thorax'
This is a minimally invasive procedure performed often by a vascular surgeon to repair an aneurysm in the thoracic (chest) area.
Scoliosis can be located in the cervical, thoracic or lumbar area of the spine Cervical = neck Thoracic = mid spine Lumbar = lower spine
The thoracic spine has the most vertebrae - twelve.
Coccygeal, cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar