DENVER â This month, Kaiser Permanente Colorado launches a PPO (preferred provider organization) suite of products as part of its expanded product portfolio for large businesses. Denver/Boulder employers with more than 50 employees can now choose coverage from three suites of products, HMO, PPO and POS insurance plans.
Xiphoid Process Pain â Anatomy, Causes and Treatment. The xiphoid process, also called xiphosternum and metasternum, lies at the level of 10th thoracic vertebrae. It is also the lowest and the smallest part of the sternum, marks the lower limit of the thoracic cavity and the lower border of the heart. At birth, the xiphoid process is cartilaginous, but it slowly ossifies (turns to bone) from the central core after middle age (usually around 40 years of age).
Originates at the temporal fossa. Inserts into the coronoid process of the mandible via a tendon that passes deep into the zygomatic arch. Closes jaw; elevates and retracts mandible; maintains the position of the mandible at rest.Located on lateral skull.ectus abdominis. Originates from the pubis at the pubis crest. Inserts into the xiphoid process and costal cartilages of ribs 5-7. A: Flex and rotate lumbar region of vertebral column. Fix and depress ribs, stabilize pelvis during walking, increase intra-abdominal pressure.