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Hyaline cartilage tissue
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Costal cartilages are composed of what tissue?
Costal cartilage is a long strip of hyaline cartilage
What are the 4 parts of the thoracic cage?
Sternum which is composed of manubrium, gladiolus, and xiphoid process. Ribs Costal cartilage Thoracic vertebrae
How do the costal cartilages join most ribs to the sternum?
The costal cartilages connect most ribs to the sternum through a joint called the costochondral joint. This joint is made up of the cartilage of the rib and the cartilage of the sternum, allowing for flexibility and movement during breathing.
The larynx is composed of how many cartilages?
9
What joins to the sturnum?
I presume it is the Sternum. It is the breast bone which is joined by the two collar bones called clavicle, and it is joined by the costal cartilages of the ribs to form the chest cavity
What types of cartilages are found in the larynx?
Hyaline cartilage, which is an amorphous (chondroitin and glucosamine) matrix that surrounds cells called chondrocytes.This type is found in the embryonic skeleton, costal cartilages, cartilage of the nose, trachea, and larynx. It's function is support, it is avascular and it heals poorly.
What is pectus excavatum repair?
a type of surgery performed to correct pectus excavatum, a deformity of the front of the chest wall with depression of the breast-bone (sternum) and rib (costal) cartilages.
Why do ribs have names like truefalse and floating?
True ribs, because 7-pairs of costal cartilages join 7-pairs of ribs DIRECTLY to the sternum. False ribs, because the costal cartilage join 3-pairs of ribs to the seventh-rib not the sternum. Floating ribs, because the last 2-pairs of ribs neither connects to a costal cartilage and the sternum.
What is the bone of Thorax?
The sternum, or breastbone, is the central bone of the thorax. It lies in the middle of the chest and articulates with the ribs through the costal cartilages.
What insertion is on the xiphoid process and coastal cartiliages?
You have xipoid process, costal carilages, medial ends of two clavicle and xipisternum attached to the sternum bone.
What are the attachments of the diaphragm and what nerve innervates it?
The diaphragm is attached to the xiphoid process (Sternum), the lower six costal cartilages (ribs) and the upper three lumbar vertebrae (back bone), and the fibres converge to a central median tendon. It is supplied by the phrenic nerve.
How any ribs articulate directly or indirectly with the sternum?
In humans, there are 12 pairs of ribs. The first seven pairs, known as "true ribs," articulate directly with the sternum via costal cartilages. The 8th to 10th pairs, called "false ribs," articulate indirectly through the costal cartilage of the rib above. The 11th and 12th pairs, known as "floating ribs," do not articulate with the sternum at all.
