Arthrodial joints, with the exception of the first, in which the cartilage is directly united with the sternum, and which is, therefore, a synarthrodial articulation. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sternocostal_joints ]
Synonyms: sternochondral joint sternocostal synovial joint costo sternal joint articulatio sternocostalis costosternal joint synovial sternocostal joint
Term information
- FMA:7954
- Wikipedia:Sternocostal_joints
- MESH:D013248
- SCTID:361860002
- NCIT:C33617
- GAID:271
- MA:0001512
- UMLS:C1305902 (ncithesaurus:Sternocostal_Joint)
FMA has FMA:72323 'Costosternal joint', isa Synchondrosis, no other relationships