- Articulation of head of rib
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Articulation of head of rib Costovertebral articulations. Anterior view. Latin articulatio capitis costae Gray's subject #76 299 The Articulations of the Heads of the Ribs (costocentral articulations) constitute a series of gliding or arthrodial joints, and are formed by the articulation of the heads of the typical ribs with the facets on the contiguous margins of the bodies of the thoracic vertebræ and with the intervertebral fibrocartilages between them; the first, tenth, eleventh, and twelfth ribs each articulate with a single vertebra.
The ligaments of the joints are:
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Joints and ligaments of torso (TA A03.02–04, GA 3.299) Vertebral Of vertebral bodiesmedian: Cruciate ligament of atlas (Transverse ligament of atlas) · Alar ligament · Apical ligament of dens · Tectorial membrane of atlanto-axial joint
lateral: no ligaments
anterior atlantoaxial ligament · posterior atlantoaxial ligamentno ligamentsLumbosacralThorax Head of ribRadiate ligament · Intra-articular ligamentno ligamentsno ligamentsPelvis anterior sacroiliac ligament · posterior sacroiliac ligament · interosseous sacroiliac ligament
ligaments connecting the sacrum and ischium: sacrotuberous ligament · sacrospinous ligament
Greater sciatic foramen · Lesser sciatic foramenM: JNT
anat(h/c, u, t, l)/phys
noco(arth/defr/back/soft)/cong, sysi/epon, injr
proc, drug(M01C, M4)
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- Thorax
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