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Head of Eleventh Rib
Skeletal System

Head of Eleventh Rib

Caput costae undecimae

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Description

The head of eleventh rib is the round, expanded, posterior part of the bone. Due to the absence of a neck on the eleventh rib, its head is continuous laterally with its shaft.

It consists of a single articular facet, which articulates with the body of the eleventh thoracic vertebra, forming the joint of the head of the eleventh rib.

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