Final Sternum Morphology

Question 1

What separates the manubrium sterni and corpus sterni

Answer 1

The manubriosternal symphysis

Question 2

What vertebral levels correspond to the position of the carpet sterni

Answer 2

T5-T9

Question 3

How many sternabrae for the corpus sterni

Answer 3

4 sternabrae

Question 4

What articular sites for the costal Cartilage of the ribs will be identified on the corpus sterni

Answer 4

Costal notches II- VII

Question 5

What feature of the corpus sterni is present in 4-7% of the population

Answer 5

A sternal foramen

Question 6

What causes the appearance of the sternal foramen

Answer 6

Failure of ossification centers of the sternum to fuse together normally

Question 7

What vertebral levels correspond to the position of the manubrium sterni

Answer 7

T3-T4