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Typical thoracic vertebra viewed from above

Typical thoracic vertebra viewed from above — Osteology
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After Gray's Anatomy (1918); modernized for Neuro.Wiki

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Typical thoracic vertebra viewed from above. Superior view of the vertebral column.

Region
vertebral column
Structure
thoracic vertebra
View
superior
System
bone
Focus
thoracic vertebral body, costal facets, vertebral arch, superior articular processes

Structures labelled on this plate

  • Body
  • Costal fovea
  • Pedicle or root of vertebral arch
  • Lamina
  • Superior articular process

Source: After Gray's Anatomy (1918). Public domain (Gray's Anatomy, 1918), modernized rendering.