Noun
A plate of cartilage, or a series of bony or cartilaginous plates or segments, in the median line of the pectoral skeleton of most vertebrates above fishes; the breastbone.
The ventral part of any one of the somites of an arthropod.
Source: Webster's dictionaryClassification Definition Traditionally, Carinatae were defined as all birds whose sternum (breast bone) has a keel (carina). Source: Internet
An alternate definition was provided in 2001, naming Carinatae an apomorphy -based clade defined by the presence of a keeled sternum. Source: Internet
In 1892, Robert Weir experimented unsuccessfully with xenografts (duck sternum) in the reconstruction of sunken noses. Source: Internet
For example, an 8 gram projectile at 360 m/s impacting a NIJ level II vest over the sternum can produce an estimated pressure wave level of nearly 2.0 MPa (280 psi) in the heart and a pressure wave level of nearly 1.5 MPa (210 psi) in the lungs. Source: Internet
At the front of the chest, the breast tissue can extend from the clavicle (collarbone) to the middle of the sternum (breastbone). Source: Internet
In humans the second rib is defined as a true rib since it connects with the sternum through the intervention of the costal cartilage anteriorly (at the front). Source: Internet