Intersternebral joint 5

Synchondrosis intersternebralis V

The cartilaginous joint between two sternebrae; it ossifies with age.

System
Bone
Region
Trunk
Sides
Single, on the midline
Intersternebral joint 5 (Synchondrosis intersternebralis V) of the cat: a three-quarter view of the bone.

Measured on the specimen

What the intersternebral joint 5 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.

Measured on the left side.

Terminology

English
Intersternebral joint 5
Latin (NAV)
Synchondrosis intersternebralis V
Status
A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria
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