Asthma is also a pulmonary disease in which there is obstruction to the flow of air out of the lungs, but the obstruction is usually reversible and between attacks of asthma the flow of air through the airways is usually good. COPD is also called chronic obstructive lung disease (COLD).
Definition of Thorax. 1. n. The part of the trunk between the neck and the abdomen, containing that part of the body cavity the walls of which are supported by the dorsal vertebrÃ¦, the ribs, and the sternum, and which the heart and lungs are situated; the chest. Definition of Thorax.
The nervous system of the thorax is a vital part of the nervous system as a whole, as it includes the spinal cord, peripheral nerves, and autonomic ganglia that communicate with and control many vital organs.he efferent signals of the phrenic nerve cause the contractions of the diaphragm that permit breathing and keep the body alive. The vagus nerve is a cranial nerve that arises from the brain, passes through the neck, and innervates many vital organs in the thorax and abdomen.