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Inferior Costal Facet of Sixth Thoracic Vertebra
Skeletal System

Inferior Costal Facet of Sixth Thoracic Vertebra

Fovea costalis inferior vertebrae thoracicae sextae

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Description

The inferior costal facets are the smooth articular areas on the vertebral body of the sixth thoracic vertebra. They are found on the lower edge of the posterolateral aspects of the vertebral body, just anterior to the intervertebral space.

Each inferior costal facet of the sixth thoracic vertebra is a demifacet that combines with the superior costal facet of the seventh thoracic vertebra to form the area that articulates with the head of the seventh rib, forming the joint of the head of the seventh rib.

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Thoracic Vertebra

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The thoracic inlet is best described as a thin axial plane of tissue best defined by its osseous boundaries: the body of the first thoracic vertebra posteriorly and superiorly, the first pair of ribs and their costal cartilages bilaterally, and the superior border of the manubrium anteriorly and inferiorly.

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