the head of the rib articulates with central tendon.
the head of the rib articulates with central tendon.
where does the head of the rib articulate with?
central tendon
Na
Na
the head of the rib lies next to a vertebra. the ribs connect to the vertebrae with two costovertebral joints, one on the head and one on the neck. the head of the rib has a superior and an inferior articulating region, separated by a crest. these articulate with the superior and inferior costal facets on the connecting vertebrae. the crest gives attachment to the intra-articulate ligament that joins the rib to the vertebra of the same number, at the intervertebral disc. another ligament, the radiate ligament joins the head of the rib to the both the body of the upper vertebra and to the body of the lower vertebra. the smaller middle part of the ligament connects to the intervertebral disc. this plane joint is known as the articulation of the head of the rib.
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