arthropod - invertebrate having jointed limbs and a segmented body with an exoskeleton made of chitin

body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity

craniate, vertebrate - animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium

body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity

breastbone, sternum - the flat bone that articulates with the clavicles and the first seven pairs of ribs

thoracic aorta - a branch of the descending aorta; divides into the iliac arteries

thoracic vein, vena thoracica - veins that drain the thoracic walls

gallbladder - a muscular sac attached to the liver that secretes bile and stores it until needed for digestion

area of cardiac dullness - a triangular area of the front of the chest (determined by percussion); corresponds to the part of the heart not covered by the lungs

torso, trunk, body - the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies"

female chest - the chest of a woman

male chest - the chest of a man

musculus pectoralis, pecs, pectoral, pectoral muscle, pectoralis - either of two large muscles of the chest

chest cavity, thoracic cavity - the cavity in the vertebrate body enclosed by the ribs between the diaphragm and the neck and containing the lungs and heart

breast - the front part of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen; "he beat his breast in anger"

rib cage - the bony enclosing wall of the chest

insect - small air-breathing arthropod

prothorax - the anterior part of an insect's thorax; bears the first pair of legs

body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity