Articular surface of the head of the rib

Study entry

Description

The two surfaces of the head, separated by the crest.

Relations

One with the vertebra of the same number and the other with the one above.

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