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dorsal trunk

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The part of the trunk that is in the dorsum[cjm]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_back ]

Term info

Label

dorsal trunk

Synonyms
  • back of trunk
  • dorsal part of trunk
  • dorsum of trunk
  • trunk back
database cross reference
id

UBERON:0011270

taxon notes

In humans, the subdivision of trunk which is demarcated from the trunk proper by the external surface of the posterolateral part of the rib cage, the anterior surface of the thoracic vertebral column and the posterior axillary lines, the external surface of the posterior abdominal wall; together with the trunk proper, it constitutes the trunk[FMA]