Group · Joints & ligaments
Costovertebral joints
Articulationes costovertebrales
- System
- Joints & ligaments
- Regions
- Trunk, Thorax
- Part of
- Synovial joints of thorax
DescriptionUnreviewed
The costovertebral joints are the joints that connect the ribs to the vertebral column.
The articulation of the head of the rib connects the head of the rib to the bodies of the thoracic vertebrae.
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Parts
Names
- Latin
- Articulationes costovertebrales
- English
- Costovertebral joints
- French
- Articulations costovertébrales
- Spanish
- Articulaciones costovertebrales
- Portuguese
- Articulações costovertebrais