Thoracic vertebra 7

Vertebra thoracica VII

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 7 (Vertebra thoracica VII) of the pig: a three-quarter view of the bone.

Measured on the specimen

What the thoracic vertebra 7 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 7
Latin (NAV)
Vertebra thoracica VII
Status
A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria
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