Costovertebral joints

Costovertebral joints
Costovertebral joints, seen from front, intra-articular ligament labeled at lower left.
Costotransverse joint, seen from above
Details
Identifiers
Latin	articulationes costovertebrales
TA98	A03.3.04.001
TA2	1720
FMA	71375
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

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

• The articulation of the head of rib connects the head of the rib and the bodies of vertebrae.
• The costotransverse joint connects the rib with the transverse processes of vertebrae.

References

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

External links

• Diagram at ithaca.edu via web.archive.org