The inferior costal facet (or inferior costal fovea) is a site where a
rib forms a joint with the inferior aspect of the body of a thoracic
vertebra
Each vertebra (: vertebrae) is an irregular bone with a complex structure composed of bone and some hyaline cartilage, that make up the vertebral column or spine, of vertebrates. The proportions of the vertebrae differ according to their spina ...
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In the adjacent picture, the arrow points to an inferior costal facet. The facets are named for their location on the vertebral body, not the rib. The inferior costal facet is located on the inferior aspect of the vertebral body, but has a superior location on the rib. Similarly, the superior costal facet is superior on the vertebral body but is inferior on the rib.
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costovertebral joint
The costovertebral joints are the joints that connect the ribs to the vertebral column.
* The articulation of head of rib, articulation of the head of rib connects the rib, head of the rib and the Vertebra, bodies of thoracic vertebra, vertebrae. ...
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Bones of the thorax
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