MedicalGraphics - Drawing Thoracic skeleton from posterior - no labels

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Thoracic skeleton from posterior. The thoracic skelaton is a cage consisting of bones (ribs, sternum and vertebrae) and costal cartilage. Its main function is protecting the organs of the thorax and upper abdomen. It is also very important for respiration.

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Anatomical structures in item:
Cavea thoracis
Costae [I-XII]
Cartilago costalis
Vertebrae thoracicae (TI-TXII)
Scapula
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MedicalGraphics - Drawing Thoracic skeleton from posterior - no labels
Uploaded by: rva
Institution: Netherlands, Leiden – Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden University
Creator(s)/credit: www.MedicalGraphics.de
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Thoracic skeleton from posterior. The thoracic skelaton is a cage consisting of bones (ribs, sternum and vertebrae) and costal cartilage. Its main function is protecting the organs of the thorax and upper abdomen. It is also very important for respiration.

Retrieved from www.MedicalGraphics.de. Similar images, including pathology can be found here.
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Anatomical structures in item
Cavea thoracis
Costae [I-XII]
Cartilago costalis
Vertebrae thoracicae (TI-TXII)
Scapula
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