#sternum the flat bone that articulates with the clavicles and the first seven pairs of ribs
supertype: #bone__os rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
part: #corpus_sternum #manubrium #xiphoid_process
part of: #pectus__thorax__chest the part of the human body between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
part of: #vertebrate__craniate animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium
part of: #torso__trunk__body the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies"
part of: #body__organic_structure__organicstructure__physical_structure the entire physical structure of an organism (especially an animal or human being); "he felt as if his whole body were on fire"
part of: #axial_skeleton__axialskeleton the part of the skeleton that includes the skull and spinal column and sternum and ribs
part of: #endoskeleton the internal skeleton; bony and cartilaginous structure (especially of vertebrates)
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