Thoracic wall (half)
Product code: HP0409
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Single Side Left or right side of a region / system / organ.
The thoracic wall protects organs within the thorax and superior part of the abdomen and plays key roles in breathing and the support and movement of the upper limb. Its unique musculoskeletal structure makes it strong yet mobile. This Silicone Plastinate reveals the internal and external structure of half of the thoracic wall, its connection with the vertebral column and its continuity with the superior part of the abdominal wall. The position and course of its neurovascular supply, the orientation of the ribs and costal cartilages, the thoracic attachments of the muscles of the pectoral girdle are easily identified and explored, alongside the thoracic part of the vertebral column and the spinal cord within the vertebra canal.
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Polymer injected arteries
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Stand mounted
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Human tissue with unique ID
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Full aftersales support
Key features include
- Half thoracic wall and superior part of the abdominal wall (median sagittal section), and their connection/interface.
- Position, orientation and varying morphology of the ribs and costal cartilages.
- Layered arrangement of the intercostal muscles and muscles of the abdomen.
- Course and tissue layer location of the intercostal and accessory intercostal neurovascular bundles.
- Internal views of half of the thoracic wall and vertebral column (all organs removed).
- Diaphragm mostly removed; thoracic attachments (parts) remain.
- Transverse section of the neck at the level of the inferior cervical vertebrae.
- Spinal cord in the vertebral canal with meningeal coverings.
- Position and structure of the intervertebral discs (median sagittal view).
- Jugular notch, manubriosternal joint and sternum, and their vertebral level positions.
- Orientation and morphology of the superior thoracic aperture.
- Thoracic attachments of pectoralis major, pectoralis minor and serratus anterior.
- Rectus sheath opened to reveal rectus abdominis.
- Muslces of the back, including various epaxial muscles and latissimus dorsi, rhomboid major and minor, and trapezius (scapula removed).
- Muscles of the neck including parts of the scalenus muscles and levator scapulae.
- Subclavian artery, axillary artery, and proximal part of brachial plexus.
- Neurovascular supply to pectoralis major and pectoralis minor.
- Cutaneous branches of thoracic spinal nerves.
- Sympathetic trunk, thoracic sympathetic ganglia, and thoracic splanchnic nerves.
Possible variants or pathology (not guaranteed)
- Osteoarthritis and disease-related joint deformity.
- Rheumatological bone and soft tissue changes.
- Distended thorax.
- Morphology and position of muscles.
- Age-related changes to viscera, muscles, and bone.
- Ossification of costal cartilages.
- Sites of previous fracture.
Available customisations
- Reveal the three layers of intercostal muscle in one intercostal space.
- Retain the thoracic aorta (ascending, arch and descending).
- Retain a strip of parietal pleura spanning costal, vertebral, and mediastinal parts, and the related endothoracic fascia and paravertebral space.
- Retain the subclavian vein, proximal axillary vein, distal internal jugular vein and the brachiocephalic vein.
- Please contact us to discuss bespoke customisations.
