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  2. Suprasternal notch - Wikipedia

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    The suprasternal notch is a visible dip in between the neck, between the clavicles, and above the manubrium of the sternum. It is at the level of the T2 and T3 vertebrae. [1] The trachea lies just behind it, rising about 5 cm above it in adults.

  3. Sternum - Wikipedia

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    The suprasternal notch (jugular notch) is located in the middle at the upper broadest part of the manubrium. This notch can be felt between the two clavicles. On either side of this notch are the right and left clavicular notches. [1] The manubrium joins with the body of the sternum, the clavicles and the cartilages of the first 1.5 pairs of ...

  4. Lateral parts of occipital bone - Wikipedia

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    Extending lateralward from the posterior half of the condyle is a quadrilateral plate of bone, the jugular process, excavated in front by the jugular notch, which, in the articulated skull, forms the posterior part of the jugular foramen. The jugular notch may be divided into two by a bony spicule, the intrajugular process, which projects ...

  5. Sternal angle - Wikipedia

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    The sternal angle is a palpable and visible landmark in surface anatomy, presenting as either a slight body ridge or depression upon the upper chest wall which corresponds to the underlying manubriosternal joint. [4] The sternal angle is palpable and often visible in young people. [2]: 319. The sternal angle corresponds to the level of the 2nd ...

  6. Transpyloric plane - Wikipedia

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    The transpyloric plane, also known as Addison's plane, is an imaginary horizontal plane, located halfway between the suprasternal notch of the manubrium and the upper border of the symphysis pubis at the level of the first lumbar vertebrae, L1. It lies roughly a hand's breadth beneath the xiphisternum [1] or midway between the xiphisternum and ...

  7. Transverse plane - Wikipedia

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    Plane located halfway between the jugular notch and the upper border of the symphysis pubis; Typically located at the lower border of L1; Cuts through the pylorus and the tips of the ninth costal cartilages; The subcostal plane. Transverse plane through the inferior border of costal margin; Typically located at the superior border of L3, or ...

  8. Atlas (anatomy) - Wikipedia

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    Atlas (anatomy) In anatomy, the atlas (C1) is the most superior (first) cervical vertebra of the spine and is located in the neck. The bone is named for Atlas of Greek mythology, just as Atlas bore the weight of the heavens, the first cervical vertebra supports the head. [1] However, the term atlas was first used by the ancient Romans for the ...

  9. Nuchal lines - Wikipedia

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    The nuchal lines are four curved lines on the external surface of the occipital bone: The upper, often faintly marked, is named the highest nuchal line, but is sometimes referred to as the Mempin line or linea suprema, and it attaches to the epicranial aponeurosis. Below the highest nuchal line is the superior nuchal line.