Costal groove

Study entry

Description

A groove on the concave inner surface of the shaft, parallel to the lower border.

Relations

It partly protects the intercostal nerve and vessels.

Source: cap. 4, «Costillas, cartílagos costales y espacios intercostales»

Other structures in this region

• Manubrium of sternum
• Body of sternum
• Xiphoid process
• Jugular notch
• Clavicular notch
• Costal notches
• Sternal angle
• Transverse ridges of the sternum