Thorax

thorax
part of the body between the head (or neck) and abdomen
Source: Noland, George B. 1983. General Biology, 11th Edition. St. Louis, MO. C. V. Mosby ...
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thorax -- In insects, the second body region, between the head and thorax. It is the region where the legs and wings are attached.
till -- n. unstratified glacial drift consisting of clay, sand, gravel, and boulders ...
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thorax
[Gk. breastplate]
(1) In vertebrates, that portion of the trunk containing the heart and lungs. (2) In crustaceans and insects, the fused, leg-bearing segments between head and abdomen.
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thorax In many arthropods, one of three regions formed by the fusion of the segments (others are the head and abdomen).
thorns Stems modified to protect the plant.
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Thorax: The insect body region behind the head which bears the legs and wings.
Tolerance (host-plant resistance): The ability of a plant to withstand injury by pests.
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thorax. The second of three major divisions in the body of an insect, and the one bearing the legs and wings.
thurberia weevil. A race of the boll weevil that feeds on wild cotton.
tiller. Branch stem of a grass plant.
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thorax
1. in vertebrates it is the part of the body that contains the lungs and heart, and in mammals is divided from the abdomen by the diaphragm. 2. in arthropods it is the part of the body directly behind the head and in front of the abdomen. 3.
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mesothorax The middle of the three thoracic segments of an insect; usually contains the second pair of legs and the first pair of wings.
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Ultrabithorax (Ubx) is an example of a "selector gene".
Selector genes are genes that regulate (turning on or off) the expression of other genes. Thus selector genes act as "master switches" in development.
Selector genes encode transcription factors.
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Anterior (head and thorax)
Posterior (abdomen)
Dorso-ventral
Terminal (special structures at the unsegmented ends of the embryo) ...
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" So, in collaboration with others, we looked at where one of the homeotic genes-ultrabithorax-was expressed in different species of crustaceans and asked, ...
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Insects use tracheal respiration with openings on the sides of the thorax and abdomen called spiracles leading to the tubular tracheal system. Air reaches internal tissues via a network of branches from the tracheal system.
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Various other medical problems may include inflammation of the nasal sinuses, nasal polyps, clubbing of fingers and toes, pneumothorax (rupture of lung tissue and trapping of air between the lung and chest wall), coughing of blood, heart enlargement, ...
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