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The Sternum
- Red Hen Press
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44 The Sternum Level, centerpiece of the table of my chest, find the median line, locate my heart. Oblique in inclination from above and downward, forward, it is my shield. Convex on anterior surface from side to side, concave from above and downward. Manubrium, gladiolus, ensiform, come together, absorb the world through compact tissue. ...