Thoracic vertebra 10

Vertebra thoracica X

A tall spinous process, and costal foveae on the body and the transverse process where its rib articulates.

System
Bone
Region
Trunk
Sides
Single, on the midline
Thoracic vertebra 10 (Vertebra thoracica X) of the pig: a three-quarter view of the bone.

Measured on the specimen

What the thoracic vertebra 10 is in contact with in the model itself, with the share of the other structure’s surface it covers. A contact is not always a joint: bones that simply lie against one another are in this list too.

Measured on the left side.

Terminology

English
Thoracic vertebra 10
Latin (NAV)
Vertebra thoracica X
Status
A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria
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