Espiral Atlas
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Body of the thoracic vertebra

corpus vertebrae

Study entry

Description

Large, roughly cylindrical anterior part that bears weight; cancellous bone with red marrow, covered by a thin layer of compact bone, with a ring-shaped epiphysial margin.

Relations

It joins the neighboring bodies through the intervertebral discs.

Source: cap. 2, «Vértebras: vértebras: estructura» y «Características regionales de las vértebras»

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