Sternocostal joints
| Sternocostal joints | |
|---|---|
 Sternocostal and interchondral articulations. Anterior view. | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | articulationes sternocostales |
| MeSH | D013248 |
| TA98 | A03.3.05.001 |
| TA2 | 1730 |
| FMA | 72323 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The sternocostal joints also known as sternochondral joints (or costosternal articulations), are synovial plane joints of the costal cartilages of the true ribs with the sternum, with the exception of the first, which is a synarthrosis since the cartilage is directly united with the sternum. The ligaments connecting them are:
- Articular capsules
- Interarticular sternocostal ligament
- Radiate sternocostal ligaments
- Costoxiphoid ligaments
See also
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 203 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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