MeSH Browser

MeSH Heading: Sternocostal Joints
Tree Number(s): A02.835.583.790
Unique ID: D013248
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013248
Scope Note: An articulation where the costal cartilage of each rib fit with slight concavities along the lateral borders of the STERNUM.
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under JOINTS 1979-90; was see under RIBS 1963-78
Online Note: search RIBS 1966-74
History Note: 91(75); was see under JOINTS 1979-90; was see under RIBS 1963-78
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2015/06/16

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

innervation (IR)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Sternocostal Joints MeSH Descriptor Data 2025