Tubercle of the rib

Study entry

Description

A prominence at the junction of the neck with the shaft, with a smooth articular part and a rough one.

Relations

The smooth part articulates with the transverse process of the vertebra of the same number; the rough one receives the costotransverse ligament.

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