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A keeled sternum is the term given to a birds breastbone. Birds have a light weight skeleton made up of hollow, thin bones. The sternum has a prominent keel ( the term given to the principle part of a boat that runs from bow to stern to which the frames are attached) where the major flight muscles are joined or connected.
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What do only birds have?
Only mammals have mammary glands. These are the means by which the female nurtures her young on mothers' milk. Mammals are also the only vertebrates with fur or hair.
How many ribs are connected to the sternum?
4 ribs is connected to the sternum
What is the structure that attaches the ribs to the sternum?
Cartilage is the structure that attaches the ribs to the sternum. Together with the ribs, the sternum protects major organs like the heart.
What muscle connects the sternum to the zygomatic arch?
There is no muscle that connects the sternum to the zygomatic arch. The zygomatic arch is a part of the zygoma, a facial bone. The sternum is in the chest.
What is a three keeled Asian turtle?
A three keeled Asian turtle is scientifically called the Melanochelys tricarinata Kingdom: animalia Phylum: chordata Class: reptilia Order: testinesud Family: geoemydidae Genus: Melanochelys Species: tricarinata
How do you make a sentence with the word keeled or abeam?
The ship keeled over.
How big does a keeled box turtle get?
Keeled box turtle grows to About seven inches
What do only birds have?
Only mammals have mammary glands. These are the means by which the female nurtures her young on mothers' milk. Mammals are also the only vertebrates with fur or hair.
Is the sternum medial to the heart?
The gallbladder is lateral to the sternum. The sternum is a midline structure.
Is the sternum inferior to the Umbilicus?
The sternum is superior to the pubic region.
What muscle attaches to the sternum?
intercoastals (body of sternum), Sternalis (manubrium of sternum), Sternocleidomastoid (manubrium of sternum), Pectoralis Major (body of sternum)
Is the heart anterior or lateral to the sternum?
The heat is posterior to the sternum, not anterior. It is a midline structure, like the sternum, so it is not lateral to the sternum.
What kind of tissue is the sternum?
The sternum is bone.
What is the shape of the sternum?
The sternum is a flat bone
What bone does the sternum protect?
The sternum IS a bone.
Is the nose lateral to the scapula?
The humerus is lateral to the sternum. The sternum, or breastbone, is midline.
What is the adjective for sternum?
Another name for sternum could be chest or breastbone.rib cageBreastboneIn Layman terminology, the sternum is known as the breastbone.
