Head of the rib

Study entry

Description

The posterior end, wedge-shaped.

Relations

It articulates with the bodies of two vertebrae (the one of the same number and 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