The broad, triangular ________ articulates with the clavicles of the appendicular skeleton and the costal cartilages of the first pair of ribs.
A) xiphoid process
B) manubrium
C) sternal body
D) jugular notch
E) interarticular crest

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The manubrium is the uppermost portion of the sternum and articulates with the clavicles and the costal cartilages of the first pair of ribs. The xiphoid process is at the inferior end of the sternum, the sternal body is the middle portion of the sternum, the jugular notch is a notch in the superior border of the manubrium, and the interarticular crest does not exist as a structure in the sternum.

The Broad, Triangular ________ Articulates with the Clavicles of the Appendicular