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Descriptor English: Sternum
Descriptor Spanish: Esternón
Descriptor esternón
Scope note: Hueso largo, estrecho y plano, ubicado en la sección media del segmento torácico anterior o región torácica. Su función es estabilizar la parrilla costal, actuando como punto de inserción de diversos músculos para mover los brazos, la cabeza y el cuello.
Descriptor Portuguese: Esterno
Descriptor French: Sternum
Tree number(s): A02.835.232.570.750
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013249
Scope note: A long, narrow, and flat bone commonly known as BREASTBONE occurring in the midsection of the anterior thoracic segment or chest region, which stabilizes the rib cage and serves as the point of origin for several muscles that move the arms, head, and neck.
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
BS blood supply
CH chemistry
CY cytology
DE drug effects
DG diagnostic imaging
EM embryology
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
IM immunology
IN injuries
IR innervation
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PA pathology
PH physiology
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
SU surgery
TR transplantation
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
DeCS ID: 13635
Unique ID: D013249
NLM Classification: WE 715
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2018/06/29
Sternum - Preferred
Concept UI M0020518
Scope note A long, narrow, and flat bone commonly known as BREASTBONE occurring in the midsection of the anterior thoracic segment or chest region, which stabilizes the rib cage and serves as the point of origin for several muscles that move the arms, head, and neck.
Preferred term Sternum



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