Inferior costal facet

Summary

The inferior costal facet (or inferior costal fovea) is a site where a rib forms a joint with the inferior aspect of the body of a thoracic vertebra.

Inferior costal facet
Peculiar thoracic vertebræ.
Details
Identifiers
Latinfovea costalis inferior
TA98A02.2.03.003
TA21061
FMA9146
Anatomical terms of bone
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In the adjacent picture, the arrow points to an inferior costal facet. The facets are named for their location on the vertebral body, not the rib. The inferior costal facet is located on the inferior aspect of the vertebral body, but has a superior location on the rib. Similarly, the superior costal facet is superior on the vertebral body but is inferior on the rib.

References edit

  This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 102 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

External links edit

  • Anatomy figure: 18:02-01 at Human Anatomy Online, SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "The costovertebral joint."