Angle of the rib

Study entry

Description

Where the shaft turns forward and to the side.

Relations

Lateral limit of the attachment of the deep muscles of the back. The weakest point of the rib lies just in front of it.

Source: cap. 4, «Costillas, cartílagos costales y espacios intercostales»

Other structures in this region

• Manubrium of sternum
• Body of sternum
• Xiphoid process
• Jugular notch
• Clavicular notch
• Costal notches
• Sternal angle
• Transverse ridges of the sternum