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Head of rib

A central rib of the left side. Inferior aspect. (Head visible at upper right.)

A central rib of the left side, viewed from behind. (Head visible at upper right.)
Latin	caput costae
Gray's	subject #28 124

The head of the rib is the end of a rib closest to the vertebral column, with which it articulates with.

It is marked by a kidney-shaped articular surface, divided by a horizontal crest into two facets for articulation with the depression formed on the bodies of two adjacent thoracic vertebrae; the upper facet is the smaller; to the crest is attached the interarticular ligament.

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Peculiar ribs.

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Bones of torso

Sternum

Suprasternal notch, Manubrium, Sternal angle, Body of sternum, Xiphisternal joint, Xiphoid process

Rib

specific ribs (1, 2, 9, 10, 11, 12, true – 1–7, false – 8–12, floating – 11–12) – parts (Angle, Tubercle, Costal groove, Neck, Head)

Vertebra

General structures	body of vertebra, vertebral arch (pedicle, lamina, vertebral notch), foramina (vertebral, intervertebral), processes (transverse, articular/zygapophysis, spinous), spinal canal

Cervical vertebrae	C1 (anterior arch, posterior arch, lateral mass), C2 (dens), C3, C4, C5, C6, C7 anterior tubercle, posterior tubercle, foramen transversarium

Thoracic vertebrae	T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8, T9, T10, T11, T12 costal facets (superior, inferior, transverse)

Lumbar vertebrae	accessory process, mammillary process, L5

Sacrum	pelvic surface (anterior sacral foramina), dorsal surface (posterior sacral foramina, median sacral crest, medial sacral crest, lateral sacral crest), lateral surface (sacral tuberosity), base, sacral hiatus – presacral space – sacral promontory – sacral canal – ala of sacrum – sacrovertebral angle

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Head of rib

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