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STERNUM [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-06-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Morphology and General Physiology
- Bones and Joints
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- sternum
1, record 1, English, sternum
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- breast bone 2, record 1, English, breast%20bone
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A longitudinal unpaired plate of bone forming the middle of the anterior wall of the thorax ... 3, record 1, English, - sternum
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
sternum: designation derived from the Terminologia Anatomica. 4, record 1, English, - sternum
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
A02.3.03.001: Terminologia Anatomica identifying number. 4, record 1, English, - sternum
Record 1, Key term(s)
- breastbone
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Morphologie et physiologie générale
- Os et articulations
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- sternum
1, record 1, French, sternum
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Os allongé de haut en bas, aplati d'avant en arrière, situé à la partie antérieure et médiane du squelette du thorax. 1, record 1, French, - sternum
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
sternum : désignation dérivée de la Terminologia Anatomica. 2, record 1, French, - sternum
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
A02.3.03.001 : numéro d'identification de la Terminologia Anatomica. 2, record 1, French, - sternum
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1977-09-20
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- sternum
1, record 2, English, sternum
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(...) midventral skeletal element that usually articulates with the more anterior thoracic ribs. Its functions are to strengthen the body wall, help protect the thoracic viscera, accommodate muscles of the pectoral limb, and, in some amniotes, aid in ventilating the lungs. 1, record 2, English, - sternum
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- sternum
1, record 2, French, sternum
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La région dorsale [des Vertébrés supérieurs est] caractérisée par la présence de côtes qui s'articulent parfois, sur la face ventrale, avec un os impair médian, formé d'une ou plusieurs pièces, le "sternum". 1, record 2, French, - sternum
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1977-08-30
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- sternum
1, record 3, English, sternum
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- sternal plastron 1, record 3, English, sternal%20plastron
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[The sternum is the] sternites of all body somites [of a crustacean] taken together, and [the] abdomen; [it is the] ventral segmented floor of [the] thorax. (...) 1, record 3, English, - sternum
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- sternum
1, record 3, French, sternum
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(...) abdomen rabattu sur le sternum; (...) 1, record 3, French, - sternum
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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