Sentence examples for the thorax from inspiring English sources
noun
The region of the mammalian body between the neck and abdomen as well as the cavity containing the heart and lungs.
A black W usually marks the thorax.
The thorax is chiefly concerned with locomotion.
"The lungs fill with liquid after someone is shot in the thorax," he told me.
Insects breathe through tiny openings called spiracles on the thorax and abdomen.
Imagine a spider, but with four powerful appendages sprouting from the thorax.
The thorax bears support and transportation mechanisms, legs, and wings.
One had a shrapnel wound to the thorax.
Some, like the thorax bags designed primarily to protect the upper body, are tucked behind the door panels.
The thorax is primitive and ape-like, but its hands more modern, their shape well-suited to making basic tools.
Euthanasia was ascertained by electrocardiogram and auscultation above the thorax.
The simple tracheal ligation fixation method emphasizes tracheal ligation before opening the thorax instead of attempting to re-inflate after lung collapse when opening the thorax.
