Editing Torso (section)

{{Short description|Central part of the living body}}
{{other uses|Trunk (disambiguation)|Torso (disambiguation)}}
{{About|the animal central body part|the elephant body part|Proboscis}}

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| Name        = Torso
| Latin       = {{Lang|la|truncus}}
| Greek       = θύρσος (thúrsos)
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| Caption     = Human male torso
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The '''torso''' or '''trunk''' is an [[anatomical terminology|anatomical term]] for the central part, or the [[core (anatomy)|core]], of the [[body (biology)|body]] of many [[animal]]s (including [[human]] beings), from which the [[head]], [[neck]], [[limb (anatomy)|limb]]s, [[tail]] and other [[appendage]]s extend. The [[tetrapod]] torso — including that of a [[human body|human]] — is usually divided into the ''[[chest|thoracic]]'' segment (also known as the '''upper torso''', where the [[forelimb]]s extend), the ''[[abdomen|abdominal]]'' segment (also known as the "mid-section" or "[[midriff]]"), and the ''[[pelvic]]'' and ''[[perineum|perineal]]'' segments (sometimes known together with the abdomen as the '''lower torso''', where the [[hindlimb]]s extend).<ref>{{DorlandsDict|eight/000111388|trunk}}</ref>