suprasternal

The suprasternal notch or well is seen as a point of attraction by many men and women.

This is usually done by measuring the distance to an external landmark, such as the suprasternal notch, to estimate the optimal length.

The suprasternal notch is a target for finger strikes in such martial arts as Jiu-Jitsu.

The suprasternal (jugular) notch is medially located at the superior end of the manubrium.

Prominent suprasternal and carotid pulsations may be noted secondary to increased left ventricular stroke volume.

In self-defense, a person may thrust their fingers into the suprasternal notch, (applied straight and downward pressure, two-finger strike).

Her eyes were hollow, and she had suprasternal and intercostal retractions with her rapid inspirations.

Mediastinoscopy involves making an incision approximately 1 cm above the suprasternal notch of the sternum, or breast bone.

Jaccoud's sign - prominence of the aorta in the suprasternal notch: an indication of leukemia.

The suprasternal notch (fossa jugularis sternalis), also known as the jugular notch, is part of human anatomy.

The suprasternal notch appears in the novel and film The English Patient as an erogenous zone and focal point of amorousness.

Scentmarks, containing estrus-inducing pheromone, were collected by rubbing 4 sides of a 7-ml glass vial on the suprasternal gland of an unrelated male.

Bronchogenic cysts are small, solitary cysts or sinuses, most typically located in the region of the suprasternal notch or over the manubrium.

Discussion This study demonstrates that exposure of juvenile females to pheromone from a single source, the male suprasternal gland, accelerates ovarian follicular development and first estrus.

Still lower the cricoid cartilage is easily felt, while between this and the suprasternal notch the trachea and isthmus of the thyroid gland may be made out.

Gilmour et al measured maximum aortic acceleration using a suprasternal doppler probe in patients admitted with an acute infarction and at the time of predischarge exercise testing.

The Suprasternal Notch site with (humorous) suggestions on suppressing suprasternal notch fetishism.

Screenwriter Samson Raphaelson invented the term ucipital mapilary to refer to the suprasternal notch for the 1941 Alfred Hitchcock thriller Suspicion.

Arcot J. Chandrasekhar, MD of Loyola University, Chicago, is the author of an evaluative test for the aorta using the suprasternal notch.

Intrathoracic pressure is measured by using a transducer held in such a way over the body that an actuator engages the soft tissue that is located above the suprasternal notch.

Patients usually complain of dysphagia (the feeling of food getting stuck several seconds after swallowing), and will point to the suprasternal notch or behind the sternum as the site of obstruction.

The most likely cause of a suprasternal pulse in an adult is an aortic arch aneurysm, while the most likely cause in a child is coarctation of the aorta.

Region VI: anterior compartment group comprises lymph nodes surrounding the midline visceral structures of the neck extending from the level of the hyoid bone superiorly to the suprasternal notch inferiorly.

The suprasternal notch can be highlighted subtly by wearing pendants or necklaces which rest in that area, to draw focus to a part of the body that can be considered an erotic or sensual zone.

American humorist Joshua Allen used it in his Fireland persona on Twitter: "Doing listerine body shots off the suprasternal notch of a sad lady I met at the farmer's market don't judge only god can judge me"