Thoracic vertebra 14

Vertebra thoracica XIV

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 14 (Vertebra thoracica XIV) of the pig: a three-quarter view of the bone.

Measured on the specimen

What the thoracic vertebra 14 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 14
Latin (NAV)
Vertebra thoracica XIV
Status
A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria
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