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What is the name of the small piece of cartilage at the bottomof the sternum?
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∙ 12y ago
Sallam.....
*The xiphoid process is located on the bottom of the sternum.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoThe sternum is actually formed from the fusion of multiple smaller sternebrae; the most inferior sternebra is called the xiphoid.
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∙ 12y agoWhat is the name of the small piece of cartilage at the bottom of the sternum
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∙ 13y agoXiphoid Process
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The small piece of cartilage at the base of the sternum is called the xiphoid process
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