Breastbane
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The sternum (frae Greek στέρνον, sternon, "chest"; plural "sternums" or "sterna") or breastbane is a lang flat bany plate shaped lik a caipital "T" locatit anteriorly tae the hert in the centre o the thorax (chest).
| Sternum | |
|---|---|
Poseetion o sternum in human (shawn in reid). | |
 Posterior surface o sternum. | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Laitin | Sternum |
| TA | A02.3.03.001 |
| FMA | 7485 |
| Anatomical terms o bane | |
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