Do Cats Have Sternums?
Pectus Excavatum in Cats. the Sternum, or Chest Bone, Is a Long Flat Bone Located in the Center of the Thorax, and the Costal Cartilages Costal Cartilages the...
Pectus Excavatum in Cats. The sternum, or chest bone, is a long flat bone located in the center of the thorax, and the
Why does my cat's sternum stick out?
Pectus excavatum is a common congenital malformation of the sternum and costochondral cartilages affecting cats, especially males. The condition results in a ventral dorsal narrowing of the chest or a depression of the sternum into the chest cavity.
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Do cats have a xiphoid process?
In the cat, the manubrium is slightly keeled, the sternebral body consists of 6 articulated sternebrae, and the last sternebra is the xiphisternum with a distal xiphoid process (4).
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