Transversus Thoracis (Xiphoid - Origin) Anatomy in 3D

The xiphoid process serves as the origin for the transversus thoracis muscle, a thin sheet of muscle located on the internal anterior thoracic wall. It is the cartilaginous inferior portion of the sternum, often ossifying with age.

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