Thoracic vertebra 11

Vertebra thoracica XI

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 11 (Vertebra thoracica XI) of the pig: a three-quarter view of the bone.

Measured on the specimen

What the thoracic vertebra 11 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 11
Latin (NAV)
Vertebra thoracica XI
Status
A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria
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