THE STERNUM 



135 



ttVot with rhlZrrJba *'^ ^P-^— of the abdominal muscles. Its tip is directly con- 



stern'imT^eTalivTsh^ofteV tLl^^^^ ^^^^? ^^^^-^^^ ^^ ^^e two sexes. The female 



the body is more thin tw?c''k^ongTthemanubfiut"w^^ ^ ^«^y• ^^ the S^ll 



than twice the length of the first pfece. '"^''^''"^°^' whereas m the female it is usually less 



Fig. 162.— The Sternum. (Posterior view.) 



Clavicular notch ^C^ST- .J^ 



Sterno-hyoid- 



Sterno-thyxeoid 



Second 



Third 



Transversus thoracis 



For first costal cartilage 



Diaphragm 



segm^'ert^dTnl^alle^n^l^c^XTi^^^^^ '' preceded by a continuous or non- 



otcar'tiiagf w4TaU^ of^^Tht fi?s?SL"riE^^^ '^'"^? H '^? ^^S^iy^Ltlt^ts 

 strips come into conret Tn the mSe ]^Se a^^^ development proceeds the two 



sternal cartilage. The eiehth cart Hp In.fiiw i^ from before backward to form a median 

 cases ,t regains pe™aS^/:;StS"wSK|-i'| Tlf l^&Zt:,!^?^^^^ZZ 



