sternums
Rib cage centers
Sternums is the plural of sternum, the flat bone running vertically down the center of the chest, connecting the ribs.
Also called the breastbone.
A blow to the sternum can knock the wind out of you.
The alternative plural sterna appears in medical contexts.
Flat anterior thoracic bone
- ribcageBony chest enclosure
- thoraxCentral body cavity
- clavicleHorizontal bone above ribs
- manubriumTop of breastbone
xiphoid · costal · cartilage · chest · mediastinum · pectoralis · vertebrae · skeleton
Split in hard material
- medianCentral sorted value
- sternotomySurgical cut through breastbone
- surgeryInvasive medical procedure
- cardiacPertaining to the heart
bypass · CPR · compressions · deformity · pain · tenderness · trauma · healing
Hull's structural base
- avianOf or concerning birds
- birdsEgg-laying flying vertebrates
- flightAerial journey by aircraft
- wishboneForked poultry bone
plastron · carapace · exoskeleton · mammalian · reptilian · amphibian · evolutionary · homologous
breastbone
Flat anterior thoracic bone
manubrium · xiphoid · costal · cartilage · chest · mediastinum · pectoralis · vertebrae · skeleton · axial
fracture
Split in hard material
- medianCentral sorted value
- sternotomySurgical cut through breastbone
- surgeryInvasive medical procedure
cardiac · bypass · CPR · compressions · deformity · pain · tenderness · trauma · healing · wiring
keel
Hull's structural base
wishbone · plastron · carapace · exoskeleton · mammalian · reptilian · amphibian · evolutionary · homologous · fused
sternumsspines
Stiff, pointed projections
backbones · spinal columns · vertebrae · thoracic vertebrae · lumbar vertebrae