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Costal
Costal meaning
Pertaining to a rib. | Pertaining to a costa. | Pertaining to a costa.
Example sentences (14)
A Bangladeshi official told BenarNews that the country has no costal surveillance system.
Pool S sees Costal Ratu Filise is drawn with Tovolea, McDonalds Saunaka and Hong Kong.
Costal groove position The tenth rib attaches directly to the body of vertebra T10 instead of between vertebrae like the second through ninth ribs.
Due to this direct attachment, vertebra T10 has a complete costal facet on its body.
In humans the second rib is defined as a true rib since it connects with the sternum through the intervention of the costal cartilage anteriorly (at the front).
It is believed that melting Arctic ice will cause sea levels to rise and flood costal areas.
Members of the family Salamandridae are mostly known as newts and lack the costal grooves along the sides of their bodies typical of other groups.
The eighth-to-tenth pairs of ribs connect to the sternum indirectly via the costal cartilages of the ribs above them.
The eleventh has a slight angle and a shallow costal groove, whereas the twelfth does not.
The internal surface, smooth, and concave, is directed downward and a little inward: on its posterior part there is a short costal groove between the ridge of the internal surface of the rib and the inferior border.
The lower tip of the heart, the apex, lies to the left of the sternum (8 to 9 cm from the midsternal line ) between the junction of the fourth and fifth ribs near their articulation with the costal cartilages.
The Marines include the Special Actions Detachment which is the Navy's special operations unit dedicated to the unconventional warfare in naval and costal environment.
The ostrich utilizes its respiratory system via a costal pump for ventilation rather than a diaphragmatic pump as seen in most mammals.
The under surface is smooth, and without a costal groove.