manubrium sterni

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ma·nu·bri·um of ster·num

[TA]

the upper segment of the sternum, a flattened, roughly triangular bone, occasionally fused with the body of the sternum, forming with it a slight angle, the sternal angle.

Synonym(s): manubrium sterni [TA], episternum, presternum

ma·nu·bri·um of ster·num

, manubrium sterni (mă-nū'brē-ŭm stĕr'nŭm, stĕrnī) [TA]

The upper segment of the sternum, a flattened, roughly triangular bone, occasionally fused with the body of the sternum, forming with it a slight angle, the sternal angle.

manubrium sterni

The upper segment of the sternum articulating with the clavicle and first pair of costal cartilages. Synonym: episternum

See also: manubrium

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The chin to manubrium sterni distance was measured as 7 cm, occiput to wall distance as 11 cm, chest expansion as 2 cm, hand to floor distance as 4.

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The sternal head originates from the upper part of the anterior surface of the manubrium sterni and ascends posterolaterally.

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