Landmark · Skeletal system
Neck of rib
Collum costae
- System
- Skeletal system
- Regions
- Trunk, Thorax
- Side
- Left and right
- Landmark on
- Sixth rib
DescriptionUnreviewed
The neck of the rib is a flattened part that extends laterally from the head.
The neck is about 3 cm long.
Its anterior surface is flat and smooth, whilst its posterior is perforated by numerous foramina and its surface rough, to give attachment to the ligament of the neck.
Its upper border presents a rough crest (crista colli costae) for the attachment of the anterior costotransverse ligament; its lower border is rounded.
A tubercle of rib on the posterior surface of the neck of the rib, has two facets (surfaces) one articulating and one non-articulating.
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Names
- Latin
- Collum costae
- English
- Neck of rib
- French
- Col de la côte
- Spanish
- Cuello de la costilla
- Portuguese
- Colo de costela