Landmark · Skeletal system

Transverse costal facet

Fovea costalis processus transversi

System: Skeletal system
Regions: Trunk, Back
Landmark on: Vertebra T8

Vertebra T8, the structure this landmark is on. 3D model: Z-Anatomy - The libre 3D atlas of anatomy - CC-BY-SA 4.0

DescriptionUnreviewed

The transverse costal facet is a small, concave surface, for articulation with the tubercle of rib on the front of the clubbed extremity that ends each transverse process of the thoracic vertebrae.

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Names

Latin: Fovea costalis processus transversi
English: Transverse costal facet
French: Fossette costale du processus transverse
Spanish: Faceta costal del proceso transverso
Portuguese: Faceta costal transversal