Chapter 14 quiz sternum

Question 1

manubrium

Answer 1

• triangular in shape
• articulates with some costal cartilages, the sternal ends of the clavicles, ad the body of the sternum; muscle attachment

Question 2

jugular notch

Answer 2

depression on the superior surface of the manubrium

Question 3

clavicular notches

Answer 3

• paired

- each articulates with the sternal end of a clavicle

Question 4

body

Answer 4

articulates with some costal cartilages and the manubrium; muscle attachment

Question 5

xiphoid process

Answer 5

• begins as a plate of hyaline cartilage but has usually transformed into bone by 40 years of age
• attachment of muscles and the linea alba