What Are Costovertebral Joints?

The rib is a kind of curved small bone. One end is connected to both sides of the spine of the trunk. The wall of the road is curved toward the exhibition surface. Ribs of fish. The city end is connected to the spine, and the femoral end is free. In higher vertebrates, the ventral end of the ribs and the sternum are connected to form the chest seat. The chest seat not only protects the heart and lungs, but also enhances the function of breathing.

The rib is a kind of curved small bone. One end is connected to both sides of the spine of the trunk. The wall of the road is curved toward the exhibition surface. Ribs of fish. The city end is connected to the spine, and the femoral end is free. In higher vertebrates, the ventral end of the ribs and the sternum are connected to form the chest seat. The chest seat not only protects the heart and lungs, but also enhances the function of breathing.

Chinese name

rib cage

Foreign name

rib

Function

Protect the bones of organs such as the lungs, heart, liver

Number

12 pairs

Rib Profile

There are 12 pairs of human ribs, which are symmetrical to the left and right, and the rear end is related to the thoracic spine. The front end is only connected to the sternum by cartilage, which is called the true rib. The ribs 8-12 are called false ribs, of which the 8-10 rib The rib cartilage is connected with the cartilage of the previous rib to form a rib arch. The front ends of the 11th and 12th ribs are free, also known as floating ribs.

Is a flat bone.

Ribs, bone names, commonly known as rib forks, each with 12 left and right sides, with the back end connected to the thoracic spine, the upper five front ends are connected to the sternum; the middle five front ends merge into one and are connected to the sternum; the lower two front ends are free to form the thorax.

Also refers to the transverse members in the ship's skeleton that support the hull plates from the keel to the deck.

Rib morphology

The general form of the ribs: the rear end is slightly swollen, called the rib, and there is a joint surface with the ribs of the thoracic vertebra to form a joint. It is tapered from the rib to the back and outward, called the rib neck, and then flattened out into a rib. The posterior protrusion at the junction with the body is called a costal nodule, and there are joints related to the ribs of the thoracic vertebra. The corner where the ribs turn outwards and forwards is called the rib angle, and the inner surface of the lower edge of the rib has a rib groove that allows nerve blood vessels to pass through. The front end of the rib is rough, and it is connected to the rib cartilage. The rib cartilage is hyaline cartilage, which is related to the side of the sternum.

Rib radiography

The first rib is short and curved, the head and neck are slightly lower than the body, and the ribs are flat and can be divided into upper and lower sides and inner and outer edges. At the inner edge of the upper side, there are anterior oblique muscle nodules formed by attachment of the anterior oblique muscle. The nodules have shallow grooves at the front and rear, which are the pressure marks of the subclavian vein and subclavian artery. There is no sulcus below, and the front end is directly combined with the sternum by rib cartilage. The second rib is slightly longer than the first rib and more similar to a normal rib. The 11th and 12th ribs have no rib nodules, rib neck and rib corners. The body is straight and short, the ends are blunt, and the rib cartilage is not ossified for life.

Ribs eversion

1.If development is incomplete

Children's rib eversion is due to the large belly of most children, coupled with the soft ribs and tension, the symptoms of rib eversion will slowly appear. As your child grows, the symptoms disappear when the thorax is deployed. Trace elements at the low level of normal levels should continue to be supplemented from the diet, and more outdoor activities, receive sunlight, and promote calcium absorption.

2. Rib eversion is considered to be a manifestation of calcium deficiency. Whether it is calcium deficiency or the residual symptoms of previous calcium deficiency can be determined by blood calcium examination. Rib eversion is considered from the bone. If it is lighter, it can be improved by calcium supplementation. If it is heavier, it may not be fully restored, but it only affects the appearance and has no other effects.

3. There are two causes of rib eversion: one is simply a rib deformity; the other is caused by epicondylosis. Most children's rib eversion is caused by rickets. It is recommended to take the child to the hospital to ask the doctor to confirm the child's condition. Is it rib eversion? Are there other clinical signs of rickets? Then you need to test the blood calcium and diagnose whether the child has rickets according to the comprehensive situation. If rickets are diagnosed, treatment is needed, and the amount of calcium and vitamin D supplements should be determined based on the results of laboratory tests. At the same time pay attention to help children do chest expansion exercises, can help improve thoracic deformity caused by rickets.