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Costovertebral Joints of head of ribs (1)

  • Type
  • Articulations
  • Ligaments
A
  • Synovial plane of joint
  • Head of each rib with superior demifacet or coastal facet & inferior demifacet or coastal facet of vertebral body superior to it
  • Radiate & Intra-articular Ligaments of head of rib
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Intervertebral Joint

  • Type
  • Articulations
  • Ligaments
A
  • Symphysis Joint (Second cartilaginous)
  • Adjacent vertebral bodies bound together by intervertebral disc
  • Anterior and Posterior Longitudinal Ligaments
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Costotransverse (2)

  • Type
  • Articulations
  • Ligaments
A
  • Synovial Plane of Joint
  • Articulation of tubercle of rib with transverse process of corresponding vertebrate
  • Lateral & Superior Costotransverse Ligaments
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Sternocostal (3,4)

  • Type
  • Articulations
  • Ligaments
A
  • 1st: primary cartilaginous joint
  • 2nd-7th: synovial plane joints
  • Articulation of 1st coastal cartilages with manubrium of sternum
  • Articulation of 2nd-7th pairs of costal cartilages with sternum
  • Anterior & Posterior Radiate Sternocostal
4
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Sternoclavicular (5)

  • Type
  • Articulations
  • Ligaments
A
  • Saddle type synovial joint
  • Sternal end of clavicle with manubrium and 1st coastal cartilage
  • Anterior and Posterior Sternoclavicular Ligaments
  • Costoclavicular ligament
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Costochondral (6)

  • Type
  • Articulations
  • Ligaments
A
  • Primary cartilaginous joint
  • Articulation of lateral end of costal cartilage with Sternal end of rib
  • Cartilage and bone bound together by periosteum
6
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Interchondral (7)

  • Type
  • Articulations
  • Ligaments
A
  • Synovial Plane Joint
  • Articulation btw costal cartilages of 6th-7th, 7th-8th, and 8th-9th ribs
  • Interchondral Ligaments
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Manubriosternal (8)

  • Type
  • Articulations
  • Ligaments
A
  • Secondary cartilaginous joint (symphysis)

- Articulation btw manubrium and body of sternum

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Xiphisternal (9)

  • Type
  • Articulations
  • Ligaments
A
  • Primary Cartilaginous Joint (Synchondrosis)

- Articulation btw xiohoid process & body of sternum