Sternum : handout with important questions

Sternum

1.     Parts of sternum

2.     Anatomical point of menubrium sterni and body of sternum 

3.     Muscular  attachment of menubrium

4.     Posterior relation of menubrium:

·        lower half: arch of aorta &

·        upper half : braches of arch of aorta & left brachiocephalic vein

5.     Clinical importance of menubrium : bone marrow collection

6.     Importance of jugular notch ; can be measure thickness of menubrium sternea so niddle can adjust for sterna puncture

7.     Importance of sternal angle, its vertebral level,

8.     How can you  divide superior  mediastinum from  inferior  mediastinum

9.     Body of sternum :

·        Muscular attachment

·        Pos relation of sternum :

·         rt half : rt pleura &

·        Left half : upto 4^th costal cartilage left pleura,area below 4^th costal cartilage related to pericardium

10.                              Muscular attachment of xiphoid process

11.                               Ossification of sternum : intra cartilaginous

12.                               Joints related to sternum : mention the type of joint

·        1^st chondrosternal joint

·        2^nd to 7^th chordrosternal joint

·        Menubriosternal joint

·        Xiphisternal joint