Intersternebral joint 2
Synchondrosis intersternebralis II
A cartilaginous joint between the sternebrae, which ossifies with age.
About the intersternebral joint 2 of the dog
Intersternebral joint 2 is a cartilage of the chest (thorax), a single structure on the midline. Its name in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria is Synchondrosis intersternebralis II. You can turn it above, see it in place in the chest of the dog, and open it inside the whole animal in Vetomica.
Where it runs from and to
What this structure is anchored to at each end, and what that lets it do.
- Origin
- Caudal surface of one sternebra.
- Insertion
- Cranial surface of the next.
- Action
- A cartilaginous joint between the sternebrae, which ossifies with age.
Written for Vetomica in its own words from the standard reference anatomy of the dog; the books it was checked against are listed below.
Measured on the specimen
What the intersternebral joint 2 is in contact with in the model itself, with the share of the other structure’s surface it covers. A contact is not always a joint: bones that simply lie against one another are in this list too.
- Sternebra 237%
- Sternebra 331%
- Costal cartilage 312%
Measured on the left side.
Terminology
- English
- Intersternebral joint 2
- Latin (NAV)
- Synchondrosis intersternebralis II
- Status
- A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria
The intersternebral joint 2 in other animals
The same structure in the other animals in the Library, to compare.
Questions about the intersternebral joint 2
- What is the Latin name of the intersternebral joint 2?
- In the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria, the intersternebral joint 2 is called Synchondrosis intersternebralis II.
- Where is the intersternebral joint 2 of the dog?
- Intersternebral joint 2 is a cartilage of the chest (thorax), a single structure on the midline.
- Where does the intersternebral joint 2 originate and insert?
- Origin: Caudal surface of one sternebra. Insertion: Cranial surface of the next.
See the intersternebral joint 2 inside the whole dog.
Vetomica opens on this structure with every layer of the dog around it: peel back the skin and the muscles, cut a section through it, X-ray it, and practise naming it until you stop getting it wrong.
Free for 7 days, no card. After that the skeletons stay free.
