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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cartilaginous process (extension) located in the inferior segment of the sternum, typically ossified in adult humans. Both the Greek-derived term xiphoid...
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Bifid rib (redirect from Sternum bifidum)
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...
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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...
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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...
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Sternal fracture (redirect from Sternum fracture)
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...
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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...
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in bird anatomy is an extension of the sternum (breastbone) which runs axially along the midline of the sternum and extends outward, perpendicular to the...
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