manubrium
Manubrium
The manubrium or manubrium sterni is the upper part of the sternum. It articulates with the clavicles and first two ribs.
Sternum is the scientific term for the breastbone.
I believe there is not one. But the shoulder blade bone is called Scapula.
The tip of the sternum is known as the xyphoid process. It has this name because it resembles a shield.
Sternum
The manubrium or manubrium sterni is the upper part of the sternum. It articulates with the clavicles and first two ribs.
Sternum is the scientific term for the breastbone.
I believe there is not one. But the shoulder blade bone is called Scapula.
The sternum is a long flat bone of the thorax that consists of three parts. The first is the manubrium, which supports the clavical.
The sternum is also known by the compund-word name breastbone.
The breast bone is also called the sternum in scientific communities. It is made of three parts, the manubrium (top), the gladeolus, and the zyphoid.SternumThe medical term for the breast bone is...the Sternum.
The plural of sternum can be both sterna and sternums.
The bone at the intersection of the rib cages is the xiphoid process; it is critical this bone is not pushed on during CPR. The hand position is to be on the sternum, above or superior to the xiphoid process in the middle of the sternum.
Another name for sternum could be chest or breastbone.rib cageBreastboneIn Layman terminology, the sternum is known as the breastbone.
Another name for sternum could be chest or breastbone.
The sternocleidomastoid has three attachment points which incidentally is contained within its name. The three attachment points are, the sternum, the medial head of the clavicle (collarbone), and the mastoid process of the skull located just behind and below your ear. So essentially, the sternocleidomastoid runs from below and behind your ear to your breastbone.
The sternum may also be called the breast bone.