Sternum
- Type
- Bone
- Japanese
- 胸骨
- Reading
- きょうこつ
- English
- Sternum
- Latin
- Sternum
- Main functions
- Protection / Respiration
Connections
Articulates with
Muscles arising here
Connected by
Articles
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