Amtrak stations near Leawood: 1  12 miles: KANSAS CITY (2200 MAIN ST.) . 2  14 miles: LEE'S SUMMIT (220 S. MAIN ST.) . 3  16 miles: INDEPENDENCE (600 S. GRAND AVE.) .
Eleventh thoracic vertebrae (T11): At this level, the T11 begins to resemble the size and structure of a lumbar vertebrae. The articular facets for the heads of the ribs are large and primarily on the pedicles, which are thicker and stronger in T11 and T12, than in T1-T10.
ANATOMY/PATHOPHYSIOLOGY. The spinal (or vertebral) column is composed of 33 bony rings or vertebrae, named for the region of the spine in which they are located and numbered cephalad to caudal: 7 cervical vertebrae (C1-7), 12 thoracic vertebrae (T1-12), 5 lumbar vertebrae (L1-5), 5 vertebrae fused as the sacrum (S1-5), and 4 coccygeal vertebrae.