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costal cartilage
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function in skeletal systems
- In skeleton: Embryology of vertebrate skeletons
…and forward to form the costal, or rib, element. It is only in the thoracic (midbody) region that the costal elements develop into ribs. In the other regions the costal elements remain rudimentary (undeveloped).
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rib cage
- In rib cage
…sternum by pliable cartilages called costal cartilages; these ribs are called true ribs. Of the remaining five ribs, which are called false, the first three have their costal cartilages connected to the cartilage above them. The last two, the floating ribs, have their cartilages ending in the muscle in the…
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