The following table lists the Muscles attached on the posterior and anterior surfaces of sternum.
Muscle attached on the anterior surface of the sternum | Muscles attached on the posterior surface of the sternum |
• Sternal head of sternocleidomastoid | • Sternohyoid • Sternothyroid |
• Pectoralis major | • Sternocostalis |
• Rectus abdominis | • Diaphragm (sternal fibres) |
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