Manubrium of sternum

Study entry

Description

The upper part of the sternum, more or less trapezoidal, the widest and thickest (about 4 cm), at the level of T3 and T4.

Relations

It receives the clavicles and the 1st costal cartilage.

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

Other structures in this region

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