why do i get pains in xiphoid process
Manubrium, body and xiphoid process
In anatomical position, the hands are indeed inferior to the xiphoid process of the sternum.
To locate, and not push onto the xiphoid process so that it breaks and injures the liver.
Xiphoid process
sward-shaped, to the xiphoid process
A xiphoid is the cartilaginous extension of the lower sternum - otherwise known as the xiphisternum.
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· xiphoid process
liver
The function of the xiphoid process is to attach the cartilage in the celiac plexus to the sternum. It also indirectly attaches the costal cartilage to the sternum.
Because the xiphoid process is the last section of the sternum it is easily broken off during CPR and can possibly puncture lung and/or other organs.