Costochondral joint

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Costochondral articulations
Details
Identifiers
Latinarticulationes costochondrales
TA98A03.3.06.001
TA21714
FMA7956
Anatomical terminology

The costochondral joints are the

tenth rib is fibrous.[1]

The lateral end of each costal cartilage is received into a depression in the sternal end of the rib, and the two are held together by the periosteum.

References

  1. ^ "Anatomy Expert". April 2008. Retrieved 2013-07-01.