Torso
| Torso | |
|---|---|
 Human male torso | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | truncus |
| MeSH | D060726 |
| TA98 | A01.1.00.013 A14.1.09.244 A14.2.03.003 |
| TA2 | 124 |
| FMA | 7181 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The torso or trunk is an
pelvic and perineal segments (sometimes known together with the abdomen as the lower torso, where the hindlimbs extend).[1]
Anatomy
Major organs
In humans, most critical
reproductive organs
.
Major muscle groups
The torso also harbours many of the main groups of muscles in the
lateral and epaxial muscles
.
Nerve supply
The organs, muscles, and other contents of the torso are supplied by nerves, which mainly originate as
lateral
and dorsal cutaneous branches.
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Distribution of cutaneous nerves. Ventral aspect. Dorsal and lateral cutaneous branches labeled at center right. -
Dorsal aspect. Ventral and lateral cutaneous branches labeled at center right.
See also
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Torsos.
References
Look up trunk in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
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