- The
sternum (pl.:
sternums or sterna) or
breastbone is a long flat bone
located in the
central part of the chest. It
connects to the ribs via cartilage...
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thorax of most
vertebrates that
comprises the ribs,
vertebral column and
sternum,
which protect the
vital organs of the
thoracic cavity, such as the heart...
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cartilaginous process (extension)
located in the
inferior segment of the
sternum,
typically ossified in
adult humans. Both the Gr****-derived term xiphoid...
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structures such as the diaphragm, the esophagus, the trachea, and a part of the
sternum known as the
xiphoid process.
Arteries and
veins are also
contained – (aorta...
- A
sternal fracture is a
fracture of the
sternum (the breastbone),
located in the
center of the chest. The injury,
which occurs in 5–8% of
people who experience...
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excavatum is a
structural deformity of the
anterior thoracic wall in
which the
sternum and rib cage are
shaped abnormally. This
produces a caved-in or sunken...
- The
sternum (pl.: sterna) is the
ventral portion of a
segment of an
arthropod thorax or abdomen. In insects, the
sterna are
usually single,
large sclerites...
- bones,
depending on the
counting of
sternum (which may
alternatively be
included as the manubrium, body of
sternum, and the
xiphoid process). It is composed...
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Bifurcated rib
Other names Bifurcated rib,
sternum bifidum Bifid rib at the
right side seen on
chest radiograph. The
fourth rib
splits in two towards...
- neck in humans,
between the clavicles, and
above the
manubrium of the
sternum.
Screenwriter Samson Raphaelson invented the term "ucipital mapilary" to...
