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Interarticular sternocostal ligament

 
Wikipedia: Interarticular sternocostal ligament
Ligament: Interarticular sternocostal ligament
Latin ligamentum sternocostale intraarticulare
From costal cartilage
To manubrium, sternum
Dorlands/Elsevier l_09/12493135

The Interarticular sternocostal ligament is a horizontal fibrocartilaginous plate in the center of the second sternocostal joint. It connects the tip of the costal cartilage to the fibrous junction between the manubrium and the body of the sternum, dividing the joint into two parts.


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