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Thoracic

thoracic

(Science: anatomy) Pertaining to or affecting the chest.

Origin: L. Thoracicus, Gr. Thorakikos


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Organ systems

... 1. "Which of the organ systems are found in both subdivisions of the ventral body cavity?" 2. "Which organ systems are found in the thoracic cavity only?" 3. "Which are found in the abdominopelvic cavity only?" 4. "Why is the thoracic cavity separated from the ...

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by micco13
Fri Sep 05, 2008 1:11 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Organ systems
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Views: 2864

Beginner Biology I NEED HELP PLEASE PLEASE!!

... 2.Acid chyme is neutralized. 3.Digestion of starch by salivary amylase. 4.Glucose is absorbed into the bloodstream 5.Passage of bolus from thoracic cavity to abdominal cavity. my answers are as follows: c is1, e is 2, b is 3, d is 4, a is 5

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by jlb2000
Tue Sep 02, 2008 9:01 pm
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Beginner Biology I NEED HELP PLEASE PLEASE!!
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Headaches

... lower back, thats what i needed and it worked! I have this problem where the first vertebrae in the tail bone region is still fused to the lower thoracic i think its called, so four bones are doing the work of five. I never noticed untill the pain started a few years ago, but when i got into ...

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by nugget
Thu Jan 11, 2007 11:39 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Headaches
Replies: 20
Views: 1580

Inhalation/Exhalation

... In order for us to breath in the pressure in the atmosphere must be higher than that in the alveoli and this occurs due to the volume of the lungs/thoracic cavity increasing and hence the pressure decreasing hence air flows from higher region in atmosphere to lower region in alveloi...is this right ...

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by biology_06er
Sun Oct 15, 2006 5:13 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Inhalation/Exhalation
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Views: 906

The Fiber Disease

... sometimes after a brief period of improvement, respiratory failure and hemodynamic collapse ensue. Inhalational anthrax also might include thoracic edema and a widened mediastinum on chest radiograph. Gram-positive bacilli can grow on blood culture, usually 2--3 days after onset of illness. ...

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by RANDY
Wed Aug 16, 2006 5:01 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: The Fiber Disease
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