Costovertebral joints
Costovertebral joints, seen from front, intra-articular ligament labeled at lower left.
Costotransverse joint, seen from above
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Identifiers
LatinArticulationes costovertebrales
TA98A03.3.04.001
TA21720
FMA71375
Anatomical terminology

The costovertebral joints are the joints that connect the ribs to the vertebral column.

References

Public domain This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 299 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)


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