Tubercle of rib
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| Tubercle of rib | |
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| A central rib of the left side. Inferior aspect. (Tubercle labeled at upper right.) | |
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| A central rib of the left side, viewed from behind. (Tubercle labeled at center.) | |
| Latin | tuberculum costae |
| Gray's | subject #28 124 |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | t_21/12828815 |
On the posterior surface at the junction of the neck and body of the rib, and nearer the lower than the upper border, is an eminence—the tubercle; it consists of an articular and a non-articular portion.
- The articular portion, the lower and more medial of the two, presents a small, oval surface for articulation with the end of the transverse process of the lower of the two vertebrae to which the head is connected.
- The non-articular portion is a rough elevation, and affords attachment to the ligament of the tubercle. The tubercle is much more prominent in the upper than in the lower ribs.
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