Articular cartilage of the head of rib 6
Cartilago articularis
The smooth hyaline cartilage covering a bone end inside a joint, on which the joint moves.
- System
- Cartilage
- Region
- Trunk
- Sides
- Left
Where it runs from and to
What this structure is anchored to at each end, and what that lets it do.
- Origin
- The joint surfaces of the bones.
- Action
- The smooth hyaline cartilage covering a bone end inside a joint, on which the joint moves.
Written for Vetomica in its own words from the standard reference anatomy of the horse; the books it was checked against are listed below.
Terminology
- English
- Articular cartilage of the head of rib 6
- Latin (NAV)
- Cartilago articularis
- Status
- A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria
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