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sternum

flat bone in the middle front part of the rib cage
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Summary

sternum is a class of anatomical entity[1]. sternum ranks in the top 2% of class of anatomical entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,346 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: flat bone[3], particular anatomical entity[4], endochondral bone[5]
  • Part of: bones of thorax[6]
  • Commons category: Sternum[7]
  • Has part(s): manubrium[8], xiphoid process[9], body of sternum[10], costal notches[11], sternal angle[12], cartilaginous joints of sternum[13]
  • Found in taxon: Vertebrata[14]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Sternum[15]
  • Commons gallery: Sternum[16]
  • Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17]
  • NCI Thesaurus ID: C12793[18]
  • Different from: human sternum[19]
  • Connects with: clavicle[20], rib[21]

Why It Matters

sternum has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] sternum is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Foundational Model of Anatomy. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_sternum_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{sternum}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/sternum}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-13}}
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