Landmark · Skeletal system
Sternal angle
Angulus sterni
- System
- Skeletal system
- Regions
- Trunk, Thorax
- Landmark on
- Body of sternum
DescriptionUnreviewed
The sternal angle is located at the point where the body joins the manubrium.
The sternal angle can be felt at the point where the sternum projects farthest forward.
However, in some people the sternal angle is concave or rounded.
During physical examinations, the sternal angle is a useful landmark because the second rib attaches here.
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Names
- Latin
- Angulus sterni
- English
- Sternal angle
- French
- Angle sternal
- Spanish
- Ángulo esternal
- Portuguese
- Ângulo esternal