sternocostal joint
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001998
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 info
- MA:0001512
- GAID:271
- FMA:7954
- SCTID:361860002
- NCIT:C33617
- UMLS:C1305902 (ncithesaurus:Sternocostal_Joint)
- MESH:D013248
- Wikipedia:Sternocostal_joints
FMA has FMA:72323 'Costosternal joint', isa Synchondrosis, no other relationships
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/Gray315.png
articulationes sternocostales
uberon
UBERON:0001998
Synovial sternocostal joint