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Superior Costal Facet of Second Thoracic Vertebra
Skeletal System

Superior Costal Facet of Second Thoracic Vertebra

Fovea costalis superior vertebrae thoracicae secundae

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Description

The superior costal facets are the smooth articular areas on the vertebral body of the second thoracic vertebra. They are found on the upper edge of the posterolateral aspects of the vertebral body, just anterior to the roots of the pedicles.

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