Thoracic vertebra 3
Vertebra thoracica III
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
Measured on the specimen
What the thoracic vertebra 3 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 3
- Latin (NAV)
- Vertebra thoracica III
- Status
- A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria
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