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Keywords: Sternum, Clavicles, Articulates, Mandibulum, Inferiorly

Related Terms: Acetabulum, Astragalus, Chest, Clavicle, Clypeus, Coracoid, Coxa, Glabella, Hip, Humerus, Ilium, Inion, Ischium, Loin, Metacarpal, Metacarpus, Navicular, Nuchal, Occiput, Pelvis, Pleuron, Pterygoid, Pubis, Rostrum, Scaphoid, Scutellum, Sternal, Sternum, Tarsal, Tarsus, Thigh, Tibia, Trochanter, Ulna, Appendicular Skeleton, Axial Skeleton, Trapezius, Femoral Head, Femur, Scapula, Coffin Bone, Tarsal Bones, Zygomatic Arch, Pubic Bone, Appendicular, Tarsals, Pectoral Girdle, Pelvic Girdle, Lacrimal Bone, Femoral Neck

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A handlelike process or part; esp., the anterior segment of the sternum, or presternum, and the handlelike process of the malleus.

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The cranial part of the sternum that articulates with the first two pairs of ribs and the clavicles. image

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Lt. Manus a hand, i.e. a handle or hilt of a sword.

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(L. mandibulum, handle). The bone of the upper or superior part of the sternum.

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Latin = handle; adjective - manubrial.

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The manubrium (from Latin manubrÄum, "a handle") or manubrium sterni is the broad, upper part of the sternum. With a quadrangular shape, wider superiorly and narrower inferiorly, it articulates with the clavicles and the first two ribs.

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