Corpus: Chest wall
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English: , thoracic wall
Definition[Bearbeiten]
The term thoracic wall refers to the border of the chest cavity (cavum thoracis) consisting of bone and soft tissue.
Anatomy[Bearbeiten]
The chest wall is made up of several layers. From the outside in, these are
- Skin (cutis)
- Subcutaneous tissue (subcutis)
- Trunk skin muscles:
- Musculus cutaneus trunci
- Musculus cutaneus omobrachialis (only in ruminants)
- Superficial fascia of the trunk:
- Fascia trunci superficialis
- Fascia thoracolumbalis (only in horses and ruminants)
- Musculature:
- lateral: scalenus dorsalis muscle, latissimus dorsi muscle
- dorsal: longissimus muscle, iliocostalis muscle, spinalis muscle
- ventral: pectoralis profundus muscle, pectoralis superficialis muscle
- Chest (thorax)
- sternum (breastbone)
- Rib cartilage
- Ribs
- Intercostal muscles (Musculi intercostales)
- Internal torso fascia (fascia endothoracica)
- Pleura parietalis (pleura parietalis)
Literature[Bearbeiten]
- Nickel, Richard, August Schummer, and Eugen Seiferle. Volume II: Organ systems. Textbook of the anatomy of domestic animals. Parey, 2004.
- Nickel, Richard, August Schummer, and Eugen Seiferle. Volume I: Musculoskeletal system. Textbook of the anatomy of domestic animals. Parey, 2004.