# costal cartilage

> bars of hyaline cartilage that serve to prolong the ribs forward and contribute to the elasticity of the walls of the thorax

**Wikidata**: [Q4357062](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4357062)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Costal_cartilage)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/costal-cartilage


## References

1. Foundational Model of Anatomy
2. [Source](http://www.bartleby.com/107/29.html)
3. UMLS 2023
4. [Source](http://www.unifr.ch/ifaa/Public/EntryPage/TA98%20Tree/Alpha/All%20KWIC%20W%20LA.htm)
5. Anatomography
6. [OpenAlex](https://docs.openalex.org/download-snapshot/snapshot-data-format)