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Thoracic vertebrae

Index Thoracic vertebrae

In vertebrates, thoracic vertebrae compose the middle segment of the vertebral column, between the cervical vertebrae and the lumbar vertebrae. [1]

40 relations: Anatomical terms of location, Articular processes, Bronchus, Cervical vertebrae, Cetacea, Costovertebral joints, Elephant, Facet joint, Gray's Anatomy, Horse, Intervertebral foramen, Joint, Koala, Lumbar vertebrae, Mammal, Marsupial, Rhinoceros, Rib cage, Sloth, Sternal angle, Tapir, Thoracic spinal nerve 1, Thoracic spinal nerve 10, Thoracic spinal nerve 11, Thoracic spinal nerve 12, Thoracic spinal nerve 2, Thoracic spinal nerve 3, Thoracic spinal nerve 4, Thoracic spinal nerve 5, Thoracic spinal nerve 6, Thoracic spinal nerve 7, Thoracic spinal nerve 8, Thoracic spinal nerve 9, Thorax, Transverse plane, Vertebra, Vertebral column, Vertebral foramen, Vertebrate, Xiphoid process.

Anatomical terms of location

Standard anatomical terms of location deal unambiguously with the anatomy of animals, including humans.

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Articular processes

The articular processes or zygapophyses (Greek ζυγον.

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Bronchus

A bronchus, is a passage of airway in the respiratory system that conducts air into the lungs.

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Cervical vertebrae

In vertebrates, cervical vertebrae (singular: vertebra) are the vertebrae of the neck, immediately below the skull.

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Cetacea

Cetacea are a widely distributed and diverse clade of aquatic mammals that today consists of the whales, dolphins, and porpoises.

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Costovertebral joints

The costovertebral joints are the articulations that connect the heads of the ribs with the bodies of the thoracic vertebrae.

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Elephant

Elephants are large mammals of the family Elephantidae and the order Proboscidea.

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Facet joint

The facet joints, (or zygapophysial joints, zygapophyseal, apophyseal, or Z-joints) are a set of synovial, plane joints between the articular processes of two adjacent vertebrae.

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Gray's Anatomy

Gray's Anatomy is an English-language textbook of human anatomy originally written by Henry Gray and illustrated by Henry Vandyke Carter.

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Horse

The horse (Equus ferus caballus) is one of two extant subspecies of ''Equus ferus''.

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Intervertebral foramen

The intervertebral foramen (also called neural foramen, and often abbreviated as IV foramen or IVF), is a foramen between two spinal vertebrae.

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Joint

A joint or articulation (or articular surface) is the connection made between bones in the body which link the skeletal system into a functional whole.

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Koala

The koala (Phascolarctos cinereus, or, inaccurately, koala bear) is an arboreal herbivorous marsupial native to Australia.

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Lumbar vertebrae

The lumbar vertebrae are, in human anatomy, the five vertebrae between the rib cage and the pelvis.

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Mammal

Mammals are the vertebrates within the class Mammalia (from Latin mamma "breast"), a clade of endothermic amniotes distinguished from reptiles (including birds) by the possession of a neocortex (a region of the brain), hair, three middle ear bones, and mammary glands.

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Marsupial

Marsupials are any members of the mammalian infraclass Marsupialia.

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Rhinoceros

A rhinoceros, commonly abbreviated to rhino, is one of any five extant species of odd-toed ungulates in the family Rhinocerotidae, as well as any of the numerous extinct species.

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Rib cage

The rib cage is an arrangement of bones in the thorax of most vertebrates.

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Sloth

Sloths are arboreal mammals noted for slowness of movement and for spending most of their lives hanging upside down in the trees of the tropical rainforests of South America and Central America.

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Sternal angle

The sternal angle (also known as the angle of Louis or manubriosternal junction) is the synarthrotic joint formed by the articulation of the manubrium and the body of the sternum.

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Tapir

A tapir is a large, herbivorous mammal, similar in shape to a pig, with a short, prehensile nose trunk.

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Thoracic spinal nerve 1

The thoracic spinal nerve 1 (T1) is a spinal nerve of the thoracic segment.

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Thoracic spinal nerve 10

The thoracic spinal nerve 10 (T10) is a spinal nerve of the thoracic segment.

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Thoracic spinal nerve 11

The thoracic spinal nerve 11 (T11) is a spinal nerve of the thoracic segment.

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Thoracic spinal nerve 12

The thoracic spinal nerve 12 (T12) is a spinal nerve of the thoracic segment.

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Thoracic spinal nerve 2

The thoracic spinal nerve 2 (T2) is a spinal nerve of the thoracic segment.

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Thoracic spinal nerve 3

The thoracic spinal nerve 3 (T3) is a spinal nerve of the thoracic segment.

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Thoracic spinal nerve 4

The thoracic spinal nerve 4 (T4) is a spinal nerve of the thoracic segment.

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Thoracic spinal nerve 5

The thoracic spinal nerve 5 (T5) is a spinal nerve of the thoracic segment.

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Thoracic spinal nerve 6

The thoracic spinal nerve 6 (T6) is a spinal nerve of the thoracic segment.

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Thoracic spinal nerve 7

The thoracic spinal nerve 7 (T7) is a spinal nerve of the thoracic segment.

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Thoracic spinal nerve 8

The thoracic spinal nerve 8 (T8) is a spinal nerve of the thoracic segment.

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Thoracic spinal nerve 9

The thoracic spinal nerve 9 (T9) is a spinal nerve of the thoracic segment.

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Thorax

The thorax or chest (from the Greek θώραξ thorax "breastplate, cuirass, corslet" via thorax) is a part of the anatomy of humans and various other animals located between the neck and the abdomen.

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Transverse plane

The transverse plane (also called the horizontal plane, axial plane, or transaxial plane) is an imaginary plane that divides the body into superior and inferior parts.

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Vertebra

In the vertebrate spinal column, each vertebra is an irregular bone with a complex structure composed of bone and some hyaline cartilage, the proportions of which vary according to the segment of the backbone and the species of vertebrate.

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Vertebral column

The vertebral column, also known as the backbone or spine, is part of the axial skeleton.

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Vertebral foramen

In a typical vertebra, the vertebral foramen is the foramen (opening) formed by the anterior segment (the body), and the posterior part, the vertebral arch.

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Vertebrate

Vertebrates comprise all species of animals within the subphylum Vertebrata (chordates with backbones).

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Xiphoid process

The xiphoid process, or xiphisternum or metasternum, is a small cartilaginous process (extension) of the lower (inferior) part of the sternum, which is usually ossified in the adult human.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thoracic_vertebrae

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