Body of sternum

Study entry

Description

The middle part, longest (about 10 cm), narrow and thin, at the level of T5–T9, with the lateral borders notched by the costal notches.

Relations

It lies in front of the right border of the heart; the groove between the breasts passes over it.

Source: cap. 4, «Esternón» y «Anatomía de superficie de la pared torácica»

Other structures in this region

• Manubrium of sternum
• Xiphoid process
• Jugular notch
• Clavicular notch
• Costal notches
• Sternal angle
• Transverse ridges of the sternum
• Head of the rib