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...

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...

cartilaginous process (extension) located in the inferior segment of the sternum, typically ossified in adult humans. Both the Greek-derived term xiphoid...

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...

junction between the manubrium and body of the sternum. Level with this line the second ribs join the sternum, and when these are found the lower ribs can...

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...

bones), also the ossicles of the middle ear, the hyoid bone, the rib cage, sternum and the vertebral column. The axial skeleton together with the appendicular...

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...

manubrium of the sternum. The suprasternal notch is a visible dip in between the neck, between the clavicles, and above the manubrium of the sternum. It is at...

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...