Manubriosternal joint
Synchondrosis manubriosternalis
The cartilaginous joint at the cranial end of the sternum.
About the manubriosternal joint of the dog
Manubriosternal joint is a cartilage of the chest (thorax), a single structure on the midline. Its name in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria is Synchondrosis manubriosternalis. 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 the manubrium.
- Insertion
- Cranial surface of the first sternebra.
- Action
- The cartilaginous joint at the cranial end of the sternum.
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 manubriosternal joint 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 232%
- Manubrium27%
- Costal cartilage 224%
Measured on the left side.
Terminology
- English
- Manubriosternal joint
- Latin (NAV)
- Synchondrosis manubriosternalis
- Status
- A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria
The manubriosternal joint in other animals
The same structure in the other animals in the Library, to compare.
Questions about the manubriosternal joint
- What is the Latin name of the manubriosternal joint?
- In the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria, the manubriosternal joint is called Synchondrosis manubriosternalis.
- Where is the manubriosternal joint of the dog?
- Manubriosternal joint is a cartilage of the chest (thorax), a single structure on the midline.
- Where does the manubriosternal joint originate and insert?
- Origin: Caudal surface of the manubrium. Insertion: Cranial surface of the first sternebra.
See the manubriosternal joint 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.
