No, the sternum is NOT the same thing as vertebrae. The sternum is the breastbone. Vertebra are in the spine.
There are several bones: ribs (24), sternum, thoracic vertebrae that protect the heart and the lungs and several other organs.
The sternum is part of the chest skeleton system, it has nothing to do with the heart.
Your sternum is in mid-line. One third of your heart is on the right side and two third lies on left side behind your sternum.
The sternum is anterior to the heart.
It doesn't. The sternum protects the heart.
: Vertebrae are posterior (or dorsal) to the sternum and medial to the kidneys.
In the anterior position (front), the ribs connect to the sternum (breast bone) and in the posterior position (back), the vertebrae. There are free ribs that do not attach at the sternum, they just attach at the vertebrae.
The only thing that connects the left and the right (1-10) is the sternum in the middle and the vertebrae in the back. 10-12 are only connected by the vertebrae between them.
The ribs, sternum and thoracic vertebrae make up the ribcage.
The ribs, the thoracic vertebrae and the sternum, some would also consider the clavicle part of the thoracic cage.
your clavicle and your spinal cord.
Skull;(cranium and mandible), vertebrae, sternum
These are called true ribs. They each have their own cartilage connection to the sternum.
Sternum which is composed of manubrium, gladiolus, and xiphoid process. Ribs Costal cartilage Thoracic vertebrae
There are 12 pairs of ribs that articulate with the thoracic vertebrae, one per vertebra. The upper 7 pairs of ribs articulate directly with the sternum, either via their own costal cartilage or the cartilage of the rib above. Ribs 8-10 articulate indirectly with the sternum through a shared cartilage, while ribs 11 and 12 are floating ribs that do not connect to the sternum.
The bones in the torso are the rib cage, sternum, and vertebrae.
The 12 ribs pairs, the sternum (manubrium, body and xiphoid) and the 12 thoracic vertebrae.