Type of joints formed by first rib?
Name the joints of thorax?
What are the examples of primary cartilaginous joint of thorax?
How the first costovertebral joint is different from a typical costovertebral joint ?
1. Costovertebral joints
2. Costotransverse joints
3. Costochondral joints
4. Interchondral joints
5. Chondrosternal joints
6. Manubriosternal joint
7. Xiphisternal joint
8. Intervertebral joint

The tubercle of a typical rib has two facets. The medial facet, covered with hyaline cartilage, articulates with the tip of the transverse process of its own vertebra at a small synovial joint. The lateral facet (nonarticular) gives attachment to the lateral costotransverse ligament.

Source of images and videos:
COMPLETE ANATOMY, www.3d4medical.com
Gray's anatomy for students, second south asia edition.

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