A thoracic vertebra endochondral element that is composed primarily of a bone tissue. [ OBOL:automatic ]
Synonyms: thorax vertebra dorsal vertebra vertebra thoracica vertebra of thorax
Term information
- SCTID:181821009
- NCIT:C12798
- FMA:9139
- Wikipedia:Thoracic_vertebrae
- GAID:244
- EMAPA:18011
- MA:0000314
- MESH:D013904
- UMLS:C0039987 (ncithesaurus:Thoracic_Vertebra)
uberon_slim, pheno_slim, human_reference_atlas
Thoracic vertebrae in all species are defined as those vertebrae which also carry a pair of ribs, and lie caudal to the cervical vertebrae. In humans, they are distinguished by the presence of facets on the sides of the bodies for articulation with the heads of the ribs, and facets on the transverse processes of all, except the eleventh and twelfth, for articulation with the tubercles of the ribs
Term relations
- bone of dorsum
- thoracic vertebra endochondral element
- vertebra
- thoracic segment bone
- develops from some thoracic vertebra cartilage element
- part of some thoracic segment of trunk
- composed primarily of some bone tissue