躯干骨及其连结2013知识.pptVIP

Locomotor System The manubrium posteriorly-angled joints with the body and forms the sternal angle, which is a major surface landmark used by clinicians in performing physical examinations of the thorax. Anteriorly, the costal cartilages of ribs I to VII articulate with the sternum. The costal cartilages of ribs VIII to X articulate with the inferior margins of the costal cartilages above them. Ribs XI and XII are called floating ribs because they do not articulate with other ribs, costal cartilages, or with sternum. Their costal cartilages are small, only covering their tips. 躯干骨的连结 Superi