Midsternal line

Midsternal line
Thoracic cage
Surface lines of the front of the thorax and abdomen. (Midsternal line not labeled, but is visible at center, running horizontally.)
Gray's	subject #284 1309

On the front of the thorax, one of the most important vertical lines is the midsternal line, the middle line of the sternum.

It can be interpreted as a component of the median plane.

See also

• Midclavicular line

External links

• MedEd at Loyola MEDICINE/PULMONAR/apd/lines.htm

This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.

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