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What parts made up sternum?

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The sternum is located at the top-centre of the chest, where the ribs come together, and can be felt quite easily by moving the hand downwards from the throat.
Sternum is a Long Flat Bone shaped as "T", which is places on a chest otherwise it is called "Breast Bone"
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Chest Sternum is a long flat bone, articulating with the cartilages of the first seven ribs and with the clavicle, forming the middle part of the anterior wall of the thorax; it consists of three portions: the corpus or body, the manubrium, and the xiphoid process. Syn: breast bone.

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The sternum is found in the center of the chest, directly over the heart.

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the sternum is the breastbone, also know as the Manubrim, Blade or body and the Xiphoid process.

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In the center of your chest between your arms.

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The Sternum is located in the center of the Chest. The Sternum is shaped like a T and connects to the rib bones and helps to protect the Lungs and Heart.

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The top part is the manubrium, middle is the body of the sternum (longest section), and the bottom little pointed part is called the xiphoid process.

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