manubrium sterni
81apertura thoracis superior — [TA] superior thoracic aperture: the elliptical opening at the superior end of the thorax, bounded by the first thoracic vertebra, the first ribs and cartilage, and the upper margin of the manubrium sterni. Called also thoracic inlet. NOTE: In… …
82sitting suprasternal height — the distance from the middle of the anterior superior border of the manubrium sterni to the surface on which the subject is seated …
83musculus sternocleidomastoideus — [TA] sternocleidomastoid muscle (2 heads): origin, STERNAL HEAD—manubrium sterni, CLAVICULAR HEAD—superior surface of medial third of clavicle; insertion, mastoid process and superior nuchal line of occipital bone; innervation, accessory… …
84musculus sternohyoideus — [TA] sternohyoid muscle: origin, manubrium sterni, posterior sternoclavicular ligament, clavicle; insertion, body of hyoid bone; innervation, upper ansa cervicalis; action, depresses hyoid bone and larynx …
85musculus sternothyroideus — [TA] sternothyroid muscle: origin, manubrium sterni; insertion, lamina of thyroid cartilage; innervation, ansa cervicalis; action, depresses thyroid cartilage …
86planum transpyloricum — [TA] transpyloric plane: a horizontal plane half way between the superior margins of the manubrium sterni and the pubic symphysis, which usually does not correspond to the level of the pylorus …
87Pierre Robin sequence — the triad of micrognathia, cleft palate, and glossoptosis, with backward and upward displacement of the larynx and angulation of the manubrium sterni; cleft palate makes sucking and swallowing difficult, permitting easy access of fluids into the… …
88bronchial breath sounds — breath sounds with a high pitch like that of blowing through a tube. In healthy persons they are heard over the normal manubrium sterni on auscultation during respiration. When heard elsewhere they are pathologic and may indicate areas of… …
89Inzisur — In|zisu̱r [zu lat. incidere, incisum = einschneiden] w; , en, in fachspr. Fügungen: In|cisu̱ra, Mehrz.: ...rae: Einschnitt, Einbuchtung, Einsenkung an Knochen u. Organen des menschlichen u. tierischen Körpers (Anat.). In|cisu̱ra aceta̱buli:… …
90Muskel — Mụs|kel [aus lat. musculus, Gen.: musculi (Verkleinerungsbildung zu lat. mus = Maus) = Mäuschen; Muskel] m; s, n, in fachspr. Fügungen: Mụs|culus m; , ...li: aus kontraktilen Faserbündeln bestehendes Gewebsorgan mit der Fähigkeit, bei… …
