Transverse costal facet
Thoracic Facet
Transverse costal facet | |
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A thoracic vertebra. | |
Peculiar thoracic vertebræ. | |
Details | |
Identifiers | |
Latin | fovea costalis transversalis |
TA98 | A02.2.03.004 |
TA2 | 1062 |
FMA | 10440 |
Anatomical terms of bone [edit on Wikidata] |
The transverse costal facet (or transverse costal fovea) is one of the costal facets, a site where a rib forms a joint with the transverse process of a thoracic vertebra.
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 102 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
External links
- Anatomy figure: 18:02-01 at Human Anatomy Online, SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "The costovertebral joint."
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Bones of the torso
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Cervical vertebrae | |
Thoracic vertebrae | |
Lumbar vertebrae |
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Sacrum | |
Coccyx |
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Rib cage |
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Sternum | |
Thoracic cage |
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