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Sternum is the scientific term for the breastbone.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 15y agoThe top portion of the sternum is named the Manubrium.
Progressing inferiorly, the components of the sternum include the xiphoid process, body, then manubrium.
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∙ 15y agoIt is simply known as the body of the sternum
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∙ 15y agoThe "sternum" is the scientific term for the breastbone,which runs vertically down the middle of your chest, in the middle of the rib-cage.
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∙ 13y agothe upper part of the sternum is called the manubrium
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∙ 9y agoA sternum is the technical name for the breastbone.
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∙ 12y agothe xyphoid process
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∙ 8y agoa bone
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∙ 10y agobreastbone
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∙ 13y agoBreast bone
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Is the sternum inferior to the Umbilicus?
The sternum is superior to the pubic region.
What muscle attaches to the sternum?
intercoastals (body of sternum), Sternalis (manubrium of sternum), Sternocleidomastoid (manubrium of sternum), Pectoralis Major (body of sternum)
Is the nose lateral to the scapula?
The humerus is lateral to the sternum. The sternum, or breastbone, is midline.
The nipple is what to the sternum?
The nipple is lateral to the sternum.
What is the bone at the center of the ribs?
It is known as the sternumThis is the sternum or breastbone and provides an anchoring point for the chest muscles and ribs.I may or may not be wrong, but I think it might be the sternum. Hope this helped. =)Breastbone or Sternum (Scientific Name)..... Is that what you were talking about (it is between the ribs)
Is the sternum medial to the heart?
The gallbladder is lateral to the sternum. The sternum is a midline structure.
Is the sternum inferior to the Umbilicus?
The sternum is superior to the pubic region.
What muscle attaches to the sternum?
intercoastals (body of sternum), Sternalis (manubrium of sternum), Sternocleidomastoid (manubrium of sternum), Pectoralis Major (body of sternum)
Is the heart anterior or lateral to the sternum?
The heat is posterior to the sternum, not anterior. It is a midline structure, like the sternum, so it is not lateral to the sternum.
What kind of tissue is the sternum?
The sternum is bone.
What is the shape of the sternum?
The sternum is a flat bone
What bone does the sternum protect?
The sternum IS a bone.
Is the nose lateral to the scapula?
The humerus is lateral to the sternum. The sternum, or breastbone, is midline.
What is the adjective for sternum?
Another name for sternum could be chest or breastbone.rib cageBreastboneIn Layman terminology, the sternum is known as the breastbone.
Is sternum the same thing as vertebrae?
No, the sternum is NOT the same thing as vertebrae. The sternum is the breastbone. Vertebra are in the spine.
The nipple is what to the sternum?
The nipple is lateral to the sternum.
The shoulder is to the sternum?
Yes, and the sternum is medial to the shoulder.
