To hold tour ribcage together and protect your internal organs.
The breastbone, or sternum, is a flexible plate of cartilage that holds the front of most of the ribs in place to form the thoracic cage.
The breastbone is anteromedial to the shoulder blade.
Your breastbone is called the sternum.
Sternocostal or costosternal means pertaining to the breastbone and ribs.Costosternal
Most people have no symptoms, but if the breastbone is pushed back far enough, heart and lung function may be affected.
The combining term for breastbone is stern(o).
Sternocostal or costosternal means pertaining to the breastbone and ribs.Costosternal
The bone joining the shoulder blade to the breastbone is the clavicle, commonly known as the collarbone.
Another name for sternum could be chest or breastbone.
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