A bars of hyaline cartilage located between the distal part of a rib and a costal cartilage, connecting the ribs to the sternum . [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Costochondral_joint HP:0000920 ]
Synonyms: costochondral junction costochondral synchondrosis articulatio costochondralis chondrocostal synchondrosis
Term information
- UMLS:C0224683 (ncithesaurus:Costochondral_Joint)
- SCTID:282413008
- MA:0001509
- NCIT:C32392
- EMAPA:36490
- Wikipedia:Costochondral_joint
- FMA:7956
uberon_slim, pheno_slim
In humans, Joints between costal cartilages of ribs 6-9 are plane synovial joints. Articulation between costal cartilage of rib 9 and rib 10 is fibrous
Term relations
- synchondrosis and connects some costal cartilage and connects some distal segment of rib