breast bone
101Thadeosaurus — Taxobox name = Thadeosaurus fossil range = Late Permian regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Sauropsida ordo = Eosuchia familia = Tangasauridae genus = Thadeosaurus Thadeosaurus is an extinct genus of diapsid reptile belonging to the… …
102Greater Spear-nosed Bat — Conservation status Least Concern ( …
103David H. Adams — Occupation Cardiothoracic Surgeon Employer Mount Sinai Medical Center Title Marie Josée and Henry R. Kravis Professor and Chairman David H. Adams is an American cardiac surgeon and the Marie Josée and Henry R. Kravis Professor and Chairm …
104mesosternellum — n. [Gr. mesos, middle; L. dim. sternum, breast bone] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) A small rod like plate that articulates posteriorly with the mesosternum …
105prosternum — n. [L. pro, before; sternum, breast bone] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) The sternum, or ventral sclerite of the prothorax …
106Bunyan, John — born November 1628, Elstow, Bedfordshire, Eng. died Aug. 31, 1688, London English minister and author. Bunyan encountered the seething religious life of various left wing sects while serving in Oliver Cromwell s army in the English Civil Wars. He …
107Anterior (anatomic orientation) — The front, as opposed to the posterior. The anterior surface of the heart is toward the breast bone (sternum). For a more complete listing of terms used in medicine for spatial orientation, please see the entry Anatomic Orientation Terms …
108Bones of the trunk — The bones of the human trunk, 51 bones in all, consisting of 26 vertebrae, 24 ribs and the sternum. The 26 vertebrae comprise the 7 cervical, 12 thoracic and 5 lumbar vertebrae, the sacrum and the coccyx. The 24 ribs comprise 14 true ribs, 6… …
109Cervical rib — A supernumerary (extra) rib which arises from the seventh cervical vertebra. It is located above the normal first rib. A cervical rib is present in only about 1 in 200 (0.5%) of people. It may cause nerve and artery problems. There are normally… …
110Costochondritis — is the result of inflammation of the cartilage of the chest wall, usually involving that which surrounds the breast bone (sternum). It causes local pain and tenderness of the chest around the sternum. * * * Inflammation of one or more costal… …
