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The union of the manubrium and the body of the sternum is an important landmark of the chest and is callled?
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The manubrium is united to the body of the sternum either by an amphiarthrodial joint-a piece of fibrocartilage connecting the segments-or by a diarthrodial joint, in which the articular surface of each bone is clothed with a lamina of cartilage.
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fibrocartilage joint
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What is the purpose of the manubrium?
The manubrium is a part of the sternum. There are three parts to the sternum: the manubrium (up top), the body (in the middle), and the xiphoid process (the tip, at the bottom).
What bones make up the sternoclavicular joint?
Bones that are involved are the sternum and the ribs.
Where does the thoracic cavity start and end?
Your thoracic cavity starts from the upper margin of the thoracic vertebra to upper margin of the manubrium of the sternum. There is your diaphragm on the lower side.
Is the sternum in the axial region?
Yes, the sternum is part of the axial region of the body. It is a flat bone located in the center of the chest and connects to the ribs. The axial region includes the head, neck, trunk, and the bones and organs contained within them.
Why is the sternocleidomastoid named differently in the pig than human anatomy?
It is given the name sternocleidomastoid because it originates at the manubrium of the sternum (sterno-) and the clavicle (cleido-), and has an insertion at the mastoid process of the temporal bone of the skull.
Name the landmark at the superior end of the manubrium?
The sternum is a long flat bone of the thorax that consists of three parts. The first is the manubrium, which supports the clavical.
What is the name of the superior portion of the sternum?
The manubrium or manubrium sterni is the upper part of the sternum. It articulates with the clavicles and first two ribs.
What muscle attaches to the sternum?
intercoastals (body of sternum), Sternalis (manubrium of sternum), Sternocleidomastoid (manubrium of sternum), Pectoralis Major (body of sternum)
The superior portion of the sternum has what particular name?
manubrium
What is the purpose of the manubrium?
The manubrium is a part of the sternum. There are three parts to the sternum: the manubrium (up top), the body (in the middle), and the xiphoid process (the tip, at the bottom).
What superior portion of the sternum?
Manubrium
What is the upper portion of sternum?
Manubrium
Where is manubrium of the sternum to the acromion of the scapula?
medial
The portion of the sternum that articulates with the clavicles is the?
The manubrium is the superior portion of the sternum and what articulates with the clavicles.
What is the sternum?
Sternum is the scientific term for the breastbone.
In cardiac Compression you should Press on the what?
sternum (manubrium)
Manubrium?
First part (proximal portion) of the sternum.
