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  2. Costal margin - Wikipedia

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    The costal margin is the medial margin formed by the cartilages of the seventh to tenth ribs. It attaches to the body and xiphoid process of the sternum. [2] The thoracic diaphragm attaches to the costal margin. [3] The costal angle is the angle between the left and right costal margins where they join the sternum. [2]

  3. Costal cartilage - Wikipedia

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    1140, 1139. FMA. 7591. Anatomical terminology. [edit on Wikidata] The costal cartilages are bars of hyaline cartilage [1] that serve to prolong the ribs forward and contribute to the elasticity of the walls of the thorax. Costal cartilage is only found at the anterior ends of the ribs, providing medial extension.

  4. Traube's space - Wikipedia

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    Traube's (semilunar) space is an anatomic space of some clinical importance. It is a crescent-shaped space, encompassed by the lower edge of the left lung, the anterior border of the spleen, the left costal margin and the inferior margin of the left lobe of the liver. Thus, its surface markings are respectively the left sixth rib superiorly ...

  5. Sternocostal joints - Wikipedia

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    72323. Anatomical terminology. [edit on Wikidata] The sternocostal joints, also known as sternochondral joints or costosternal articulations, are synovial plane joints of the costal cartilages of the true ribs with the sternum. [1] The only exception is the first rib, which has a synchondrosis joint since the cartilage is directly united with ...

  6. Infrasternal angle - Wikipedia

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    Infrasternal angle. The human rib cage. The thorax from the right. The lower opening of the thorax is formed by the twelfth thoracic vertebra behind, by the eleventh and twelfth ribs at the sides, and in front by the cartilages of the tenth, ninth, eighth, and seventh ribs, which ascend on either side and form an angle, the infrasternal angle ...

  7. Murphy's sign - Wikipedia

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    In medicine, Murphy's sign (also known as Sweeney’s sign) is a maneuver during a physical examination as part of the abdominal examination. [1] It is useful for differentiating pain in the right upper quadrant. Typically, it is positive in cholecystitis, but negative in choledocholithiasis, pyelonephritis, and ascending cholangitis.

  8. Glossary of entomology terms - Wikipedia

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    The vein forming the boundary of the cell along the costal margin is known as the subcostal vein q.v. The vein forming the lower boundary towards the dorsum is called the median vein. In the case of butterflies, the cell is closed by a vein connecting the origins of veins 6 to 4 along the top of the cell which is known as discocellular vein ...

  9. Comstock–Needham system - Wikipedia

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    The media may also fork twice, therefore having four branches reaching the wing margin. According to the Comstock–Needham system, the cubitus forks once, producing the cubital veins Cu 1 and Cu 2. According to some other authorities, Cu 1 may fork again, producing the Cu 1a and Cu 1b. As there are several anal veins, they are called A1, A2 ...