Costal may refer to:
* an adjective related to the
rib
In vertebrate anatomy, ribs () are the long curved bones which form the rib cage, part of the axial skeleton. In most tetrapods, ribs surround the thoracic cavity, enabling the lungs to expand and thus facilitate breathing by expanding the ...
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Costal cartilage
Costal cartilage, also known as rib cartilage, are bars of hyaline cartilage 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, pr ...
, a type of cartilage forming bars which serve to prolong the ribs forward
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Costal margin
The costal margin, also known as the costal arch, is the lower edge of the chest (thorax) formed by the bottom edge of the rib cage.
Structure
The costal margin is the medial margin formed by the cartilages of the seventh to tenth ribs. It att ...
, the medial margin formed by the false ribs
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Costal surface (disambiguation) Costal surface (referring to the side near the ribs) may refer to:
* Costal surface of lung
* Costal surface of scapula
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Costal groove
The rib cage or thoracic cage is an endoskeletal enclosure in the thorax of most vertebrates that comprises the ribs, vertebral column and sternum, which protect the vital organs of the thoracic cavity, such as the heart, lungs and great vessels ...
, a groove between the ridge of the internal surface of the rib
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Costal vein
Costal may refer to:
* an adjective related to the rib () in anatomy
** Costal cartilage, a type of cartilage forming bars which serve to prolong the ribs forward
** Costal margin, the medial margin formed by the false ribs
** Costal surface (disa ...
, a type of insect wing segment in the
Comstock–Needham system
The Comstock–Needham system is a naming system for insect wing veins, devised by John Comstock and George Needham in 1898. It was an important step in showing the homology of all insect wings. This system was based on Needham's ''pretracheat ...
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Costa (disambiguation)
Costa may refer to:
Biology
* Rib (Latin: ''costa''), in vertebrate anatomy
* Costa (botany), the central strand of a plant leaf or thallus
* Costa (coral), a stony rib, part of the skeleton of a coral
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Costas (disambiguation) Kostas or Costas () is a Greek given name and surname. As a given name, it can be a hypocorism for Konstantinos ( Constantine).
Given name
* Costas Andreou, Greek musician
* Kostas Antetokounmpo (born 1997), Greek basketball player
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Coastal
A coast (coastline, shoreline, seashore) is the land next to the sea or the line that forms the boundary between the land and the ocean or a lake. Coasts are influenced by the topography of the surrounding landscape and by aquatic erosion, su ...
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Intercostal (disambiguation)
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