Superior costal facet
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| Bone: Superior costal facet | |
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| A thoracic vertebra. | |
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| Peculiar thoracic vertebræ. | |
| Latin | fovea costalis superior |
| Gray's | subject #22 102 |
The superior costal facet (or superior costal fovea) is a site where a rib forms a joint with the top of a vertebra.
[edit] External links
- superior+costal+facet at eMedicine Dictionary
- SUNY Figs 18:02-01 - "The costovertebral joint."
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