Thoracic vertebra 13

Vertebra thoracica XIII

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 13 (Vertebra thoracica XIII) of the pig: a three-quarter view of the bone.

Measured on the specimen

What the thoracic vertebra 13 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 13
Latin (NAV)
Vertebra thoracica XIII
Status
A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria
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