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<p>The chest is the part of the body between your neck and your abdomen. It includes the ribs and breastbone. Inside your chest are several organs, including the heart, lungs, and esophagus. The pleura, a large thin sheet of tissue, lines the inside of the chest cavity.</p> <p>Chest injuries and disorders include</p> <ul> <li><a href='https://medlineplus.gov/heartdiseases.html'>Heart diseases</a></li> <li><a href='https://medlineplus.gov/lungdiseases.html'>Lung diseases</a> and <a href='https://medlineplus.gov/collapsedlung.html'>collapsed lung</a></li> <li><a href='https://medlineplus.gov/pleuraldisorders.html'>Pleural disorders</a></li> <li><a href='https://medlineplus.gov/esophagusdisorders.html'>Esophagus disorders</a></li> <li>Broken ribs</li> <li>Thoracic <a href='https://medlineplus.gov/aorticaneurysm.html'>aortic aneurysms</a></li> <li>Disorders of the mediastinum, the space between the lungs, breastbone, and spine</li> </ul>
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The chest is the part of the body between your neck and your abdomen. It includes the ribs and breastbone. Inside your chest are several organs, including the heart, lungs, and esophagus. The pleura, a large thin sheet of tissue, lines the inside of the chest cavity. Chest injuries and disorders include
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