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He slit her tunic from navel to jugular notch with just enough pressure to scratch but not break the skin.

The suprasternal notch (jugular notch) is located in the middle at the upper broadest part of the manubrium.

The jugular notch is found at the superior border of the manubrium of the sternum, between the clavicular notches.

The jugular notch may be divided into two by a bony spicule, the intrajugular process, which projects lateralward above the hypoglossal canal.

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The suprasternal notch (fossa jugularis sternalis), also known as the jugular notch, is part of human anatomy.

On the upper surface of the jugular process is a deep groove which curves medialward and forward and is continuous with the jugular notch.

The Transpyloric plane, also known as Addison's Plane, is an upper transverse line, located halfway between the jugular notch and the upper border of the pubic symphysis.

To these may be added the occasional existence of two small episternal centers, which make their appearance one on either side of the jugular notch; they are probably vestiges of the episternal bone of the monotremata and lizards.

In most adults and children, the trachea can be seen and felt directly in the middle of the anterior (front side) neck behind the jugular notch of the manubrium and superior to this point as it extends towards the larynx.

Its lateral half presents an excavation - the jugular fossa - which, with the jugular notch on the occipital, forms the jugular foramen; an eminence occasionally projects from the center of the fossa, and divides the foramen into two.

Extending lateralward from the posterior half of the condyle is a quadrilateral plate of bone, the jugular process, excavated in front by the jugular notch, which, in the articulated skull, forms the posterior part of the jugular foramen.

Intrajugular process of occipital bone (Processus intrajugularis ossis occipitalis) is a small, pointed process extending from the middle of the jugular notch of occipital bone, that subdivides the jugular notch of the occipital bone into a lateral and a medial part.

This is usually done by measuring the distance to an external landmark, such as the suprasternal notch, to estimate the optimal length.

The Sternocleidomastoid muscle, when marked, are indicated by grooves running to the Suprasternal notch.

Jaccoud's sign - prominence of the aorta in the suprasternal notch: an indication of leukemia.

Mediastinoscopy involves making an incision approximately 1 cm above the suprasternal notch of the sternum, or breast bone.

A line around the base of the neck is interpreted as representing the clavicles; there is a semi-circular hollow for the suprasternal notch.

The suprasternal notch (jugular notch) is located in the middle at the upper broadest part of the manubrium.

The suprasternal notch is a target for finger strikes in such martial arts as Jiu-Jitsu and Hapkido.

The suprasternal notch (fossa jugularis sternalis), also known as the jugular notch, is part of human anatomy.

Suprasternal notch (fossa jugularis sterni)

The suprasternal notch appears in the novel and film The English Patient as an erogenous zone and focal point of amorousness.

Still lower the cricoid cartilage is easily felt, while between this and the suprasternal notch the trachea and isthmus of the thyroid gland may be made out.

The Suprasternal Notch site with (humorous) suggestions on suppressing suprasternal notch fetishism.

Screenwriter Samson Raphaelson invented the term ucipital mapilary to refer to the suprasternal notch for the 1941 Alfred Hitchcock thriller Suspicion.

Arcot J. Chandrasekhar, MD of Loyola University, Chicago, is the author of an evaluative test for the aorta using the suprasternal notch.

Intrathoracic pressure is measured by using a transducer held in such a way over the body that an actuator engages the soft tissue that is located above the suprasternal notch.

Patients usually complain of dysphagia (the feeling of food getting stuck several seconds after swallowing), and will point to the suprasternal notch or behind the sternum as the site of obstruction.

Region VI: anterior compartment group comprises lymph nodes surrounding the midline visceral structures of the neck extending from the level of the hyoid bone superiorly to the suprasternal notch inferiorly.

In self-defense, a person may thrust their fingers or thumb into the suprasternal notch, initially pushing straight to get past the increased thickness of the upper portion of the manubrium and then curling their fingers to apply downward pressure.

It is measured from a point on the midline at their suprasternal notch to the base of their middle and ring fingers along either horizontally outstretched arm and with their wrist in neutral rotation and zero extension or flexion.

He poked his index finger into the suprasternal notch atop the breast bone, laid the point of the blade against the skin just below the notch, and leaned over the table to make the first long incision down the center of the sternum.

In the middle line the suprasternal notch is seen above, while about three fingers' breadth below it a transverse ridge can be felt, which is known as the sternal angle and this marks the junction between the manubrium and body of the sternum.

Thyroglossal cysts are the most common cause of midline neck masses and are generally located substandard to the hyoid bone, yet these neck masses can occur anywhere along the path of the thyroid gland from the base of the tongue to the suprasternal notch.

The highest of the former is the transpyloric line of C. Addison, which is situated halfway between the suprasternal notch and the top of the pubic symphysis, and often cuts the pyloric opening of the stomach an inch to the right of the mid-line.

The bone areas entering into its formation are the sternal end of the clavicle, the upper and lateral part of the manubrium sterni (clavicular notch of the manubrium sterni), and the cartilage of the first rib, visible from the outside as the suprasternal notch.

The suprasternal notch or well, is seen as a point of attraction by many and can be subtly enhanced by the wearing of pendants or necklaces which rest in that area, to draw focus to a part of the body that can be considered an erotic or sensual zone.