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
  vertebrae
  .
• 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

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