Midsternal line
Midsternal line | |
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![]() Thoracic cage | |
![]() Surface lines of the front of the thorax and abdomen. (Midsternal line not labeled, but is visible at center, running vertically.) | |
Anatomical terminology |
On the front of the thorax, one of the most important vertical lines is the midsternal line, the middle line of the sternum.
It can be interpreted as a component of the median plane.
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This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 1309 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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