sternal angle

However, in some people the sternal angle is concave or rounded.

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.

The most common site of sternal fractures is at the sternal angle.

The fourth thoracic vertebra, together with the fifth, is at the same level as the sternal angle.

The sternal angle is a palpable clinical landmark.

In healthy people, the filling level of the jugular vein should be less than 3 centimetres vertical height above the sternal angle.

During physical examinations, the sternal angle is a useful landmark when counting ribs because the second rib attaches here.

The level of the sternal angle (angle of Louis)

The costal cartilage of the second rib articulates with the sternum at the sternal angle making it easy to locate.

The upper and middle parts of the sternum are those most likely to fracture, but most sternal fractures occur below the sternal angle.

The superior border is oval and articulates with the manubrium, the junction of the two forming the sternal angle (angulus Ludovici).

If a person is standing, his JVP appears to be lower on the neck (or may not be seen at all because it is below the sternal angle).

Another name for the sternal angle is the "angle of Louis", which is the point of junction between the manubrium and the body of the sternum.

The upper respiratory tract or upper airway primarily refers to the parts of the respiratory system lying outside of the thorax or above the sternal angle.

The thoracic plane runs through the level of the sternal angle (the joint between the manubrium and body of the sternum) and between the intervertebral disc located between the T4 and T5 thoracic vertebrae.

The sternal angle, which varies around 162 degrees in males, marks the approximate level of the 2nd pair of costal cartilages, which attach to the second ribs, and the level of the intervertebral disc between T4 and T5.

The sternal angle or 'angle of Louis', from the Latin angulus Ludovici is the anterior angle formed by the junction of the manubrium and the body of the sternum (the manubriosternal junction) in the form of a secondary cartilaginous joint (symphysis).

The human trachea (windpipe) divides into two main bronchi (also mainstem bronchi), the left and the right, at the level of the sternal angle and of the fifth thoracic vertebra or up to two vertebrae higher or lower, depending on breathing, at the anatomical point known as the carina.