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costovertebral joint

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The costovertebral joints are the articulations that connect the heads of the ribs with the bodies of the thoracic vertebrae. Joining of ribs to the vertebrae occurs at two places, the head and the tubercle of the rib. Two convex facets from the head attach to two adjacent vertebrae. This forms a trochoid joint, which is strengthened by the ligament of the head and the intercapital ligament. Articulation of the tubercle is to the transverse process of the adjacent vertebrae. This articulation is reinforced by the dorsal costotransverse ligament. [WP,unvetted]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Costovertebral_joint ]

Term info

Label

costovertebral joint

Synonyms
  • costovertebral synovial joint
database cross reference
Subsets

uberon_slim

depicted by

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c7/Gray312.png

external ontology notes

FMA has both this and joint of head of rib

has related synonym

costocorporeal joint, joint of head of rib, costal head joint, joint of costal head

id

UBERON:0002292