| Midsternal line | |
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| Thoracic cage | |
| Surface lines of the front of the thorax and abdomen. (Midsternal line not labeled, but is visible at center, running horizontally.) | |
| Gray's | subject #284 1309 |
On the front of the thorax, one of the most important vertical lines is the midsternal line, the middle line of the sternum.
It can be interpreted as a component of the median plane.
This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.
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