Costal cartilages of ribs 8 and 9
Cartilago costalis VIII
Joins the rib to the sternum (the first eight) or to the cartilage in front (the rest), making the costal arch.
- System
- Cartilage
- Region
- Trunk
- Sides
- Paired: left and right
Where it runs from and to
What this structure is anchored to at each end, and what that lets it do.
- Origin
- The ventral end of a rib.
- Action
- Joins the rib to the sternum (the first eight) or to the cartilage in front (the rest), making the costal arch.
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 cartilages of ribs 8 and 9
- Latin (NAV)
- Cartilago costalis VIII
- Status
- A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria
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