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UNIT 6 THORAX JOINTS

Description

Unit 6 Thorax Joints PTAP 125 Winter 2010

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Subject

Biology

Level

Undergraduate 1

Created

02/28/2010

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Term

STERNOCOSTAL JOINTS

Definition

articulation b/w sternum and ribs 1 -7

Term

COSTOCHONDRAL JOINTS

Definition

articulation b/w ribs 1-12 and the costal cartilage

Term

COSTOVERTEBRAL JOINTS

Definition

articulation b/w heads of ribs 1-12 and the costal facets of thoracic vertebrae

Term

COSTOTRANVERSE JOINTS

Definition

articulation b/w tubercles of the ribs 1-10 and the transverse processes of the thoracic vertebrae