胸廓上口
Apertura superior thoracis
- 拉丁语近义词: Apertura thoracis superior
定义
胸廓上口(胸腔入口,胸腔上开口)呈肾形,横径大于前后径。其边界构成如下:后方为第一胸椎,前方为胸骨上缘,两侧为第一肋。胸廓上口向下向前倾斜,因此开口的前部位置低于后部。其前后径约为5厘米,横径约为10厘米。
參考資料
This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).