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Preferred term

Costal Cartilage  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Cartilages, Sternal
  • Cartilage, Sternal
  • Sternal Cartilage
  • Sternal Cartilages

Scope note

  • Bars of HYALINE CARTILAGE extending from the anterior ends of the upper RIBS. They attach to the STERNUM directly or indirectly by connecting to upper costal cartilage that attaches to the STERNUM. Costal cartilages extend the ribs anteriorly and contribute to the enhanced elasticity of the THORACIC WALL.

History note

  • 2015

In other languages

  • Finnish

  • kostaalinen rusto
  • kylkiluun pään rusto
  • kylkiluurusto
  • Swedish

  • Cartilago costalis

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D066186

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