A patient complaining of pain in their sternum reveals that they were recently in a mild car accident. Which of the following structures may have been injured in the accident?

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The xiphoid process is the most inferior (bottom) part of the sternum, located in the middle of your ribcage.
The fontanelle is a space between the bones of the skull in an infant or fetus, where ossification is not complete and the sutures not fully formed. It is the "soft spot" of a baby's head.
The vastus lateralis is a muscle in the quadriceps femoris (thigh) muscle group. It is the muscle on the outside (the lateral side) of the thigh.
The vomer is a bone in the septum of your nose. The septum is the part of your nose that separates the right nasal cavity from the left nasal cavity.
See the location of the xiphoid process of the sternum below.
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A Patient Complaining of Pain in Their Sternum Reveals That