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+ | =Costae= | ||
+ | *Arranged in pairs and articulate with two successive vertebrae | ||
+ | *Bony dorsal part, body of rib, and ventral costal cartilage | ||
+ | *Increase in length, curvature and amount of cartilage craniocaudally | ||
+ | *Cartilage of last rib may fail to join that of its neighbor: said to be '''floating''' | ||
+ | *Join ventrally on the midline at the '''Sternum''', which is comprised of three parts | ||
+ | **Manubrium: most cranial, projects beyond the first set of ribs and can be palpated | ||
+ | **Body: segmented '''sternebrae''' joined by cartilage in young animals that is later replaced by bone | ||
+ | **'''Xiphoid Cartilage''': caudal end that projects between lower ends of costal arches, providing attachment for the '''linea alba''' | ||
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+ | =Thoracic Musculature= | ||
+ | =Abdominal Musculature= |
Revision as of 10:54, 25 July 2008
Costae
- Arranged in pairs and articulate with two successive vertebrae
- Bony dorsal part, body of rib, and ventral costal cartilage
- Increase in length, curvature and amount of cartilage craniocaudally
- Cartilage of last rib may fail to join that of its neighbor: said to be floating
- Join ventrally on the midline at the Sternum, which is comprised of three parts
- Manubrium: most cranial, projects beyond the first set of ribs and can be palpated
- Body: segmented sternebrae joined by cartilage in young animals that is later replaced by bone
- Xiphoid Cartilage: caudal end that projects between lower ends of costal arches, providing attachment for the linea alba