Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

The perception of imagined or real danger to the self.  

The cavity in the top part of the front of the body above the abdomen, containing the diaphragm, heart and lungs, and surrounded by the ribcage. Bone and cartilage cage, formed in the front by the sternum and rib cartilage and in the back by the thoracic vertebrae and dorsal parts of the ribs, that…

The sympathetic nervous system.  

The space within the thoracic walls bounded below by the diaphragm and above by the neck. The chest cavity, containing the diaphragm, heart and lungs. The part of the ventral cavity above the diaphragm, the domed muscle that separates it from the abdominal cavity; it is enclosed by the chest wall. The thoracic viscera include…

The bony structure surrounding the thorax, consisting of the 12 paired ribs, the thoracic vertebrae, and the sternum.  

Pertaining to the thorax or chest cavity. Referring to the chest or thorax.  

A rigid splint made either of metal or plastic that can provide support for and a steady longitudinal pull on a lower extremity. When traction is applied through the foot and ankle hitch, contraction is applied against the ischial tuberosity. Rigid bars extend the length of the splint, the upper end is curved, and the…

The time required for the cells of a particular tissue to undertake 30 reproductive divisions is thought to be the time required for a cancerous process to be clinically observable.  

Those nations that lack significant economic development.  

The difficulty with correlational research on two subjects or variables when their relationship may be attributable to a third factor.