Sean Hepburn Ferrer

My mother used to tell me, 'I'm fake thin, but don't tell anyone.' I think part of her reputation for dieting too much was to do with her upper body and thoracic cage being thinner than average, thus her thin waist.

Used in medical or biological contexts, not in everyday conversation.

Technical Term

Refers specifically to the chest area, so don't confuse with abdominal or pelvic regions.

Human Anatomy

Often seen in health-related topics like injuries, surgeries, or diseases affecting the chest.

Medical Context

Used to describe the middle body section of insects, distinct from human anatomy terms.

Zoology Specific

Relevant for discussing or studying insects, less known outside scientific contexts.

Insect Anatomy

In insects, the thoracic section is where wings and legs are usually attached.

Attachment Point

 As an engineer, I can look at this and start to ask some really well-posed questions that drives some of our research. How are the wings moving? How are the wings interacting with the air and generating vortices that it's then manipulating through its wings? What is the thoracic mechanics that is moving the wings about?

Robert Wood: Robotic...

 anesthetize it, expose its spinal cord and sever it in the thoracic region, rendering the animal a paraplegic. We would then implant an asparagus scaffold between the severed ends of the spinal cord to act as a bridge. Now this is crucially important.

Thoracic