Articulations of the Ribs. 



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97. Articulations between the Anterior Ends of the 

 Ribs and the Sternum, Articulationes costo-sternales, 



anterior view. 



Between the cartilages of the sixth and seventh ribs and the 

 xiphoid appendix of the sternum is the Ligamcntum costo - xyphoideum. 

 Articular cavities with synovial capsules are sometimes also present at 

 those places where one costal cartilage is contiguous with another. 



