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The thorax is the region of the trunk that lies between the neck above and the abdomen inferiorly. The thoracic cavity contains the laterally placed pleura and lungs separated by a median partition, called the mediastinum.
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Sirohi, A. (2020). Functional Anatomy of Thorax. In: Sood, J., Sharma, S. (eds) Clinical Thoracic Anesthesia. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-0746-5_3
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