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.
These ribs are, therefore, called floating ribs. Also, the spinal cord segments are not perfectly lined up with their corresponding vertebrae, meaning that the lumbar spinal cord segment is between the T11 vertebra and T12 vertebra, not the L1 vertebra and L2 vertebra.hese ribs are, therefore, called floating ribs. Also, the spinal cord segments are not perfectly lined up with their corresponding vertebrae, meaning that the lumbar spinal cord segment is between the T11 vertebra and T12 vertebra, not the L1 vertebra and L2 vertebra.