Espiral AtlasSuperior costal facet
fovea costalis superior
Study entry
Description
Half an articular facet on the upper margin of the body, on each side.
Relations
It articulates with the head of the rib of the same number.
Source: cap. 2, «Vértebras: vértebras torácicas» y tabla 2-2
Other structures in this region
- Body of the cervical vertebra
- Pedicle of the cervical vertebra
- Lamina of the cervical vertebra
- Vertebral foramen (cervical)
- Spinous process of the cervical vertebra
- Transverse process of the cervical vertebra
- Superior articular process of the cervical vertebra
- Inferior articular process of the cervical vertebra