Talk:Sternum

Picture
This picture could really use a redo. Looks pretty bad!

--2001:558:6014:3B:204F:657:CF1F:F22A (talk) 20:40, 1 September 2013 (UTC)

Proposed merge with Human sternum
There is no reason to have two separate articles, information on the animal sternum can be provided in a subsection on the larger article focusing on the human sternum. It is needlessly fragmented to have one stub and a second 'human sternum' article. LT910001 (talk) 01:56, 28 December 2013 (UTC)
 * Merged

Proposed merge with Manubrium
Needless fragmentation of content; makes articles harder to reader for readers, could easily be provided on the main Sternum article, this could be expanded at a later time if need be. LT910001 (talk) 06:14, 10 March 2014 (UTC)


 * Should Sternal angle be considered for merger, as well? Novangelis (talk) 20:38, 10 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Support could easily be merged here, would benefit readers to have that in one section. What are your thoughts on the other parts of the proposed merge? --LT910001 (talk) 23:59, 10 March 2014 (UTC)
 * So long as the individual components can be located clearly, I favor combining short pages with a logical connection. So long as there are sections that give clear description of the components (infoboxes are useful, but not requisite)—that is, someone looking up the component can find a clear description without having to pick details from throughout the article—I say do it. As you point out, it is a reversible process in that an overly long section can be broken out into an article again. Novangelis (talk) 00:50, 11 March 2014 (UTC)
 * No opposition - so merged. Iztwoz (talk) 13:47, 27 April 2014 (UTC)

Embryonal development of Sternum missing
I propose to add this one. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.234.190.153 (talk) 16:18, 18 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Thanks, you are more than welcome. Wikipedia is an open encyclopedia and grows and improves through edits like the ones you plan to make. I've added a heading for 'Development' where you can edit. Kind regards, LT910001 (talk) 01:31, 28 April 2014 (UTC)

"Breastbone"
This article is titled "Sternum", as are related articles (eg Sternal fractures, sternotomy) so I have replaced all instances of "breastbone" with "sternum" in text. --Tom (LT) (talk) 08:49, 19 September 2015 (UTC)

Sexual dimorphism
It seems to be that the manubrium sterni becomes considerably more robust and prominent during male puberty. Perhaps something on sexual dimorphism could be added here? Correctrix (talk) 03:16, 7 February 2016 (UTC)

Does it move in inspiration?
I can't be the only one confused by this. I'm looking at Ganong's Review of Medical Physiology, 23rd Edition p.523 "RESPIRATORY MUSCLES". When the external intercostal muscles contract in inspiration, they lift their respective interior rib towards the superior, hinging the inferior rib outward to increase the volume enclosed. Does this mean the whole sternum moves, or that each of the inferior ribs twists, i.e. at its junction with the sternum? LeadSongDog come howl!  21:38, 15 June 2016 (UTC)

Science
Sternum or Rib cage 2401:4900:22C2:B7EE:0:0:63C:466B (talk) 12:48, 11 October 2022 (UTC)

Structure typo?
"In adults the sternum is on average about 17 cm longer in the male than in the female."

I really doubt this, that's closer to the total length, no? Did someone drop a comma after cm, or a decimal point in "1.7"? 2600:1700:C3F0:3B20:0:0:0:33 (talk) 16:06, 11 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks for that - changed it to 1.7 and added a citation needed tag.--Iztwoz (talk) 18:00, 11 February 2023 (UTC)

Xiphoid process
What if xiphoid process is flipped up 152.36.160.176 (talk) 17:11, 27 December 2023 (UTC)