costal cartilage

collocation in English

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costal
adjective
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/ˈkɒs.təl/us
/ˈkɑːs.təl/
relating to the ribs (= the bones that curve from the back to ...
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cartilage
noun[C or U]
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/ˈkɑː.təl.ɪdʒ/us
/ˈkɑːr.t̬əl.ɪdʒ/
(a piece of) a type of strong tissue found in humans in the joints (= places where two bones are connected) and other places such as the nose, throat, ...
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(Definition ofcostalandcartilagefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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These great vessels merge to form the superior vena cava behind the junction of the firstcostalcartilagewith the manubrium sternum.
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Articulation betweencostalcartilageof the ninth rib and tenth rib is fibrous.
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Whereas ribs 8-10 are termed false ribs as theircostalcartilagearticulates with the rib abovescostalcartilage.
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In this example, the rib articulates with the sternum via thecostalcartilage.
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The upper seven pairs of ribs attach to the sternum withcostalcartilageand are known as true ribs.
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The first seven sets of ribs, known as true ribs ("costae verae"), are directly attached to the sternum through thecostalcartilage.
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Thecostalcartilageof the second rib articulates with the sternum at the sternal angle making it easy to locate.
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Each rib has a depression shaped like a cup that thecostalcartilagearticulates with.
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Unlike back ribs or spare ribs, the structure of the rib is provided by densecostalcartilage, not bone.
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In humans the second rib is defined as a true rib since it connects with the sternum through the intervention of thecostalcartilageanteriorly (at the front).
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It connects the tip of thecostalcartilageto the fibrous junction between the manubrium and the body of the sternum, dividing the joint into two parts.
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The eighth-to-tenth pairs of ribs connect to the sternum indirectly via the costal cartilages of the ribs above them.
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A typical human rib cage consists of 24 ribs, the sternum (with xiphoid process), costal cartilages, and the 12 thoracic vertebrae.
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Tietze syndrome is differentiated from costochondritis by swelling of the costal cartilages, which does not appear in costochondritis.
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Like the ribs, the costal cartilages vary in their length, breadth, and direction.
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Joints between costal cartilages of the sixth and ninth rib are plane synovial joints.
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The terminology for these groups of structures is confused; both types, along with sternal ribs (ossified costal cartilages), have been called abdominal ribs, a term which should be avoided.
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