costochondral joint
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002293
A bars of hyaline cartilage located between the distal part of a rib and a costal cartilage, connecting the ribs to the sternum . [ HP:0000920 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Costochondral_joint ]
Synonyms: costochondral junction, costochondral synchondrosis, articulatio costochondralis, chondrocostal synchondrosis
Term info
- MA:0001509
- EMAPA:36490
- SCTID:282413008
- FMA:7956
- Wikipedia:Costochondral_joint
- UMLS:C0224683 (ncithesaurus:Costochondral_Joint)
- NCIT:C32392
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
articulationes costochondrales
uberon
UBERON:0002293
costochondral joint, Costochondral joint
Term relations
- synchondrosis and connects some costal cartilage and connects some distal segment of rib