Costal arch
Arcus costalis
The curved caudal border of the chest wall, from the xiphoid region up to the last rib.
About the costal arch of the horse
Costal arch is a cartilage of the body (trunk), one on each side of the body. Its name in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria is Arcus costalis. You can turn it above, see it in place in the body of the horse, 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
- The joined cartilages of the asternal ribs.
- Action
- The curved caudal border of the chest wall, from the xiphoid region up to the last rib.
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
- Costal arch
- Latin (NAV)
- Arcus costalis
- Status
- A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria
The costal arch in other animals
The same structure in the other animals in the Library, to compare.
Questions about the costal arch
- What is the Latin name of the costal arch?
- In the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria, the costal arch is called Arcus costalis.
- Where is the costal arch of the horse?
- Costal arch is a cartilage of the body (trunk), one on each side of the body.
See the costal arch inside the whole horse.
Vetomica opens on this structure with every layer of the horse 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.
