suprasternal bones
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Bone — is the substance that forms the skeleton of the body. It is composed chiefly of calcium phosphate and calcium carbonate. It also serves as a storage area for calcium, playing a large role in calcium balance in the blood. The 206 bones in the body … Medical dictionary
os — 1. [NA] The mouth. 2. Term applied sometimes to an opening into a hollow organ or canal, especially one with thick or fleshy edges. SEE ALSO: mouth (2), ostium, orifice, opening. [L. mouth] … Medical dictionary
ossa suprasternalia — [TA] suprasternal bones: ossicles occasionally occurring in the ligaments of the sternoclavicular articulation … Medical dictionary
Bone — This article is about the skeletal organ. For other uses, see Bone (disambiguation) and Bones (disambiguation). For the tissue, see Osseous tissue. Drawing of a human femur Bones are rigid organs that constitute part of the endoskeleton of… … Wikipedia
space — Any demarcated portion of the body, either an area of the surface, a segment of the tissues, or a cavity. SEE ALSO: area, region, zone. SYN: spatium [TA]. [L. spatium, room, s.] alveolar dead s … Medical dictionary
arch — Any structure resembling a bent bow or an a.; an arc. In anatomy, any vaulted or archlike structure. See arcus. SYN: arcus [TA]. [thru O. Fr. fr. L. arcus, bow] abdominothoracic a. a bell shaped line defined by the lower end of the sternum and… … Medical dictionary
Sacrum — For other uses, see Sacrum (disambiguation). Not to be confused with cecum. Bone: Sacrum Sacrum, pelvic surface … Wikipedia
Sternal angle — Lateral border of sternum. Anterior surface of sternum and costal cartilages. (Sternal … Wikipedia
Dens (anatomy) — Bone: Dens (anatomy) Second cervical vertebra, or epistropheus, from above. (Dens labeled at center top.) … Wikipedia
Dorsal surface of sacrum — Bone: Dorsal surface of sacrum Sacrum, dorsal surface. Latin facies dorsalis ossis sacri Gray s … Wikipedia
