Multiple choice

Which is the chest deformity in which the sternum is depressed and the organs that lie below are compressed?

  1. Barrel chest

  2. Pigeon chest

  3. Funnel chest

  4. Thoracic kyphosis

  5. Thoracic scoliosis
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Explanation

Funnel chest is a deformity in which the sternum is depressed and the organs that lie below it are compressed. In severe cases, sternum may actually touch the spinal column.

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