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What is the medical name for chest bone?
The medical term for the chest bone is the sternum. It is a flat bone located in the center of the chest that connects to the ribs.
What bone is longest the chest bone or the lower leg bone?
By the 'chest bone' do you mean the sternum? And which 'lower leg bone', the tibia or the fibula? If by 'chest bone' you mean the sternum, both of the 'lower leg bones' are longer.
What is the sternum bone?
The sternum bone is in the middle of your chest, right above your heart and lungs.
What is the bone in the center of the chest between the ribs?
The bone in the center of the chest is the sternum; it is also called the breastbone.
Why a part of bone swells on chest?
In order to make space for lungs part of bone swells on chest....
Another name for chest bone?
Another name for the chest bone is the sternum. The sternum is just one bone of 25 which make up the thorax, or chest, of the human body.
Is a clavicle bone your collar bone?
I guess clavicle is the breastbone & collarbone is the chest bone. They are the same literally
What is pigeon chest?
Pigeon chest, also known as pectus carinatum, is a deformity of the chest in which the breastbone protrudes outward. It can cause the chest to look more prominent or stick out. In severe cases, it may cause respiratory problems or affect the heart's function.
What is the function of the chest cavity?
The function of the chest cavity is to support some internal organs. The lungs and the heart are located in the chest cavity which protects and supports them.
What is the function of clavicle?
This is a very good question! Your humerus bone forms joint with your scapula. You will be surprised to know that this important bone is not attached to your chest by any bony attachment. It is attached to chest wall by muscles only. That too only the medial and upper border is attached like that. This bone is attached to your chest via clavicle. So your upper extremity gets the mobility on one hand and stability on the other hand.
What is the name of the bone of the chest?
It is called the breastbone, or sternum.
What the bone in the center of the chest between the ribs?
Breastbone
