Manubrium

Manubrium
Bone: Manubrium
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Posterior surface of sternum.
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Lateral border of sternum.
Gray's subject #27 120

The manubrium (from Latin manubrĭum, "a handle") or manubrium sterni is the broad, upper part of the sternum. Located ventrally with a quadrangular shape, wider superiorly and narrower inferiorly, it articulates with the clavicles and the first two ribs.

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The superior border is the thickest and presents at its center the jugular or presternal notch; on either side of the notch is an oval articular surface, directed upward, backward, and lateralward, for articulation with the sternal end of the clavicle. The inferior border, oval and rough, is covered in a fresh state with a thin layer of cartilage for articulation with the body. The lateral borders are each marked above by a depression for the first costal cartilage, and below by a small facet, which, with a similar facet on the upper angle of the body, forms a notch for the reception of the costal cartilage of the second rib. Between the depression for the first costal cartilage and the demi-facet for the second is a narrow, curved edge, which slopes from above downward and medialward.

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  • manubrium — handle like process, 1848 in anatomy and zoology, from L. manubrium handle, hilt, properly that which is held in the hand, from manus hand (see MANUAL (Cf. manual) (adj.)) …   Etymology dictionary

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  • Manubrĭum — (lat.), Griff; M. mallei, M. sterni, Griff des Hammers (s. Ohr), des Brustbeins, s.d …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

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  • manubrium — [mə no͞o′brē əm, mənyo͞o′brē ən] n. pl. manubria [mə no͞o′brēə, mə nyo͞o′brēə] or manubriums [L, a handle, hilt, haft < manus, a hand: see MANUAL] a handlelike structure, process, or part; esp., a) the portion of a jellyfish or other cnidarian …   English World dictionary

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