What's the difference between episternum and presternum?

Episternum


Definition:

  • (n.) A median bone connected with the sternum, in many vertebrates; the interclavicle.
  • (n.) Same as Epiplastron.
  • (n.) One of the lateral pieces next to the sternum in the thorax of insects.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The muscle consists of three parts: the upper bundle, which originates on the episternum, and the middle and lower bundles, which originate on the epimeron; all three parts insert on the tip of a projection from the third axillary sclerite.

Presternum


Definition:

  • (n.) The anterior segment of the sternum; the manubrium.

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