What is this bone or organ (a kind of bump) rigth between the ribs of your chest, am I sick?

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What is this bone or organ (a kind of bump) rigth between the ribs of your chest, am I sick?

2007-01-23 06:25:35 · 2 answers · asked by alkorda 1 in Health ➔ Other - Health

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It's your sternum.I don't know if you are sick but everybody has a sternum.

2007-01-23 06:38:13 · answer #1 · answered by jackiedj8952 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

You are probably feeling the xiphoid process of the sternum. Look at this picture and see if you think that is it:
http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/biology/humananatomy/skeletal/sternum/xiphoid.html

2007-01-23 06:38:46 · answer #2 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋