Sternum

Front 1

What is the sternum?

Back 1

an elongated, flattened bone, forming the middle portion of the anterior wall of the thorax.

Front 2

Name the parts..

Back 2

it consists of three parts, named from above downward, the manubrium, the body , and the xiphoid process;

Front 3

Physical characteristics

Back 3

In its natural position the inclination of the bone is oblique from above, downward and forward. It is slightly convex in front and concave behind; broad above, becoming narrowed at the point where the manubrium joins the body,

Front 4

Describe the Manubrium Sterni

Back 4

The manubrium is of a somewhat quadrangular form, broad and thick above, narrow below at its junction with the body.

Front 5

Anterior surface of the manubrium sterni?

Back 5

convex from side to side, concave from above downward, is smooth, and affords attachment on either side to the sternal origins of the Pectoralis major and Sternocleidomastoideus.