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Costal cartilage
| Costal cartilage | |
|---|---|
 Position of the costal cartilages (shown in red). | |
 Sternocostal and interchondral articulations. Anterior view. | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | cartilagines costales |
| Greek | costo condrio |
| MeSH | D066186 |
| TA98 | A02.3.01.005 |
| TA2 | 1140, 1139 |
| FMA | 7591 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The costal cartilages, also known as rib cartilage, are bars of hyaline cartilage[1] that serve to prolong the ribs forward and contribute to the elasticity of the walls of the thorax. Costal cartilage is only found at the anterior ends of the ribs, providing medial extension.
- ^ Dai, Meilu; Sui, Baiyan; Hua, Yujie; Zhang, Yiqing; Bao, Bingkun; Lin, Qiuning; Liu, Xin; Zhu, Linyong; Sun, Jiao (2020-05-01). "A well defect-suitable and high-strength biomimetic squid type II gelatin hydrogel promoted in situ costal cartilage regeneration via dynamic immunomodulation and direct induction manners". Biomaterials. 240: 119841. doi:10.1016/j.biomaterials.2020.119841. ISSN 0142-9612. PMID 32088411. S2CID 211263070.
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