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

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.
  2. Clinically Oriented Anatomy, 4th edition, KL Moore & AF Dalley (eds), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA 1999.
  3. 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