L4.8.1.4.2: Sternum

• STERNUM

  ● Bone that protects soft organs in the chest cavity
• PARTS OF THE STERNUM

  • Manubrium
  • Xiphisternal joint
  • Xiphoid process
  • Jugular notch
  • Clavicular notch
  • Sternal angle
  • Body
• Manubrium

  • superiorly located above the body of the sternum
• Xiphisternal joint

  • found between the body and the xiphoid process
• Xiphoid process

  • found at the bottom, inferior to the body of the sternum
• Jugular notch

  • superior aspect of the manubrium
• Clavicular notch

  • articulates with the clavicle
• Sternal angle

  • found between the manubrium and the body
• CONCAVE - describes a shape that curves inward

  CONVEX - describes a shape that curves outward