A region of the body In VERTEBRATES this is the part of the body that contains the heart and lungs In most ARTHROPODS this is the region of the body that lies between the head and the ABDOMEN
Middle section of the insect's body, having three segments consisting of the prothorax, mesothorax, and metathorax The prothorax holds the front pair of legs The mesothorax holds the second pair of legs and the front pair of wings The metathorax holds the third pair of legs and the hind wings
The middle region of the body of an insect, or that region which bears the legs and wings
In the case of decapod Crustacea, some writers include under the term thorax only the three segments bearing the maxillipeds; others include also the five segments bearing the legs
{i} area between the neck and abdomen, chest (of four-legged animals); middle body segment of an insect crustacean or arachnid
This is the middle body section of insects The wings and legs are attached to segments of this section
The part of the trunk between the neck and the abdomen, containing that part of the body cavity the walls of which are supported by the dorsal vertebræ, the ribs, and the sternum, and which the heart and lungs are situated; the chest
The chest or rib cage; also refers to the space containing the lungs and heart There are 12 vertebral segments and ribs; the lower two are called floating ribs
the part of the human body between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
The chest region of a vertebrate animal, or the central segment of the body of an insect, crustacean or other arthropod
the second body division of an insect, is where the six legs and two wings are attached
part of an insect's body that bears the wings and legs the part of the human body between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates the middle region of the body of an arthropod between the head and the abdomen
The second, or middle, region of the body of a crustacean, arachnid, or other articulate animal