sternebra
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Introduction
OOne of 4 segments of the embryonic sternum joined by fusion in the adult.
The sternebrae articulate with each other at primary cartilagenous joints (sternocostal synchondrosis).
More general terms
Component of
References
- ↑ Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.
- ↑ Clinically Oriented Anatomy, 4th edition, KL Moore & AF Dalley (eds), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA 1999.
- ↑ Jit I, Kaur H. Time of fusion of the human sternebrae with one another in northwest India. Am J Phys Anthropol. 1989 Oct;80(2):195-202. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2801911