Midsternal line
Thoracic cage
Surface lines of the front of the thorax and abdomen. (Midsternal line not labeled, but is visible at center, running horizontally.)
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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.

[edit] See also

• Midclavicular line

[edit] External links

• MedEd at Loyola MEDICINE/PULMONAR/apd/lines.htm

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v • d • e Anatomical planes and lines (TA A01.2.00, GA 12.1309) Sagittal plane Median plane front (Anterior median line/Midsternal line, Parasternal line, Midclavicular line, Anterior axillary line) back (Posterior median line, Scapular line, Posterior axillary line) Transverse plane Thoracic plane · Transpyloric plane · Subcostal plane · Umbilical plane · Intertubercular plane · Interspinous plane Coronal/frontal plane Midcoronal plane · Sternal plane