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thoracic vertebra [1 record]

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Record 1 2005-04-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bones and Joints
  • Mammals
CONT

These vertebrae bear long ribs ... The majority of the thoracic vertebrae have very tall neural spines, directed caudad, short centra, small pre-and-post-zygapophyses, and short stout transverse processes (diapophyses) to whose outer ends the tubercula of the ribs articulate.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Os et articulations
  • Mammifères
CONT

Les «vertèbres thoraciques» ou «dorsales» [des mammifères] sont caractérisées par les apophyses articulaires sur lesquelles s'articulent les «côtes»; sur leurs «apophyses épineuses» très développées s'attachent les «ligaments cervicaux» qui soutiennent la tête.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Huesos y articulaciones
  • Mamíferos
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