thorax with abdomen

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• abdomen — Posterior part of body, of six segments or somites, sometimes including tailfan [Poore, 2004]. Region of the body posterior to cephalothorax, consisting of six body segments and telson (see Fig. 13) [Hobbs and Jass, 1988]. That part of the body… …   Crustacea glossary

• thorax — Anteriormost division of the crustacean trunk [Brusca and Brusca, 2002]. Middle body region of eight somites bearing maxillipeds and pereopods [Poore, 2004]. see Cephalothorax [Butler, T.H.]. Tagma between cephalon and abdomen comprising anterior …   Crustacea glossary

• Abdomen — Female Belly In vertebrates such as mammals the abdomen (belly) constitutes the part of the body between the thorax (chest) and pelvis. The region enclosed by the abdomen is termed the abdominal cavity. In arthropods it is the most distal section …   Wikipedia

• abdomen — The part of the trunk that lies between the thorax and the pelvis. The a. does not include the vertebral region posteriorly but is considered by some anatomists to include the pelvis (abdominopelvic cavity). It includes the greater part of the… …   Medical dictionary

• thorax — /thawr aks, thohr /, n., pl. thoraxes, thoraces /thawr euh seez , thohr /. 1. Anat. the part of the trunk in humans and higher vertebrates between the neck and the abdomen, containing the cavity, enclosed by the ribs, sternum, and certain… …   Universalium

• thorax — The upper part of the trunk between the neck and the abdomen; it is formed by the 12 thoracic vertebrae, the 12 pairs of ribs, the sternum, and the muscles and fasciae attached to these; below, it is separated from the abdomen by the diaphragm;… …   Medical dictionary

• Thorax — The thorax is a division of an animal s body that lies between the head and the abdomen.In mammals, the thorax is the region of the body formed by the sternum, the thoracic vertebrae and the ribs. It extends from the neck to the diaphragm, and… …   Wikipedia

• abdomen — /ab deuh meuhn, ab doh /, n. 1. Anat., Zool. a. the part of the body of a mammal between the thorax and the pelvis; belly. b. the cavity of this part of the body containing the stomach, intestines, etc. c. (in nonmammalian vertebrates) a region… …   Universalium

• abdomen — /ˈæbdəmən / (say abduhmuhn), /əbˈdoʊmən / (say uhb dohmuhn) noun 1. that part of the body of a mammal between the thorax and the pelvis; the visceral cavity containing most of the digestive organs; the belly. 2. (in vertebrates below mammals) a… …  

• abdomen — n. [L. abdomen, belly] 1. (ARTHROPODA) The posterior of the three main body divisions of insects; not homologous with chelicerate opisthosoma. 2. (ARTHROPODA: Crustacea) The trunk somites (with or without limbs) between the thorax and telson; the …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

• thorax — n.; pl. thoraxes, thoraces [Gr. thorax, chest] 1. (ARTHROPODA: Chelicerata) In Arachnida, fused with the head to form the cephalothorax of spiders. 2. (ARTHROPODA: Crustacea) The tagma between the cephalon and abdomen comprising the anterior part …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology