xiphoid process

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• The lower opening is formed by the twelfth thoracic vertebra behind, by the eleventh and twelfth ribs at the sides, and in front by the cartilages of the tenth, ninth, eighth, and seventh ribs, which ascend on either side and form an angle, the subcostal angle, into the apex of which the xiphoid process projects. II. Osteology. 4. The Thorax
• In the fin whales (_Balaenoptera_) it is transversely oval or trilobate, with a projecting backward xiphoid process Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon
• The ossific centers appear in the intervals between the articular depressions for the costal cartilages, in the following order: in the manubrium and first piece of the body, during the sixth month; in the second and third pieces of the body, during the seventh month of fetal life; in its fourth piece, during the first year after birth; and in the xiphoid process, between the fifth and eighteenth years. II. Osteology. 4a. The Sternum
• This approach involves incising the skin and subcutaneous tissue overlying the sternum, sawing longitudinally through the manubrium, body, and xiphoid process of the sternum, and cutting into the pericardial sacs.
• The xiphoid process, also known as the xiphisternum is a small cartilaginous extension to the lower part of the sternum.
• The manubrium, which is the upper part, the body, which is the main part, then the xiphoid process. BLINDSIGHTED
• The manubrium, which is the upper part, the body, which is the main part, then the xiphoid process. BLINDSIGHTED
• This approach involves incising the skin and subcutaneous tissue overlying the sternum, sawing longitudinally through the manubrium, body, and xiphoid process of the sternum, and cutting into the pericardial sacs.