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Bone: Eleventh rib

Eleventh rib.

Sagittal section through posterior abdominal wall, showing the relations of the capsule of the kidney.
Gray's	subject #28 126

The eleventh rib has a single articular facet on the head, which is of rather large size.

It has no necks or tubercles, and is pointed at its anterior ends.

The eleventh has a slight angle and a shallow costal groove.

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Anterior surface of sternum and costal cartilages.

The Obliquus internus abdominis.

Transverse section through the middle of the first lumbar vertebra, showing the relations of the pancreas.

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Cross section at UV pembody/body8a

This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.

Bones of torso (TA A02.2,3, GA 2.96-128)

Sternum

Suprasternal notch, Manubrium, Sternal angle, Body of sternum, Xiphisternal joint, Xiphoid process

Rib

specific ribs (1, 2, 9, 10, 11, 12, true – 1–7, false – 8–12, floating – 11–12) · parts (Angle, Tubercle, Costal groove, Neck, Head)
Superior thoracic aperture · Inferior thoracic aperture · Intercostal space · Thoracic wall/Thoracic cage

Vertebra

General structures	body of vertebra, vertebral arch (pedicle, lamina, vertebral notch), foramina (vertebral, intervertebral), processes (transverse, articular/zygapophysis, spinous), spinal canal

Cervical vertebrae	C1 (anterior arch, posterior arch, lateral mass), C2 (dens), C3, C4, C5, C6, C7 anterior tubercle, posterior tubercle, foramen transversarium

Thoracic vertebrae	T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8, T9, T10, T11, T12 costal facets (superior, inferior, transverse)

Lumbar vertebrae	accessory process, mammillary process, L5

Sacrum	pelvic surface (anterior sacral foramina), dorsal surface (posterior sacral foramina, median sacral crest, medial sacral crest, lateral sacral crest), lateral surface (sacral tuberosity), base, sacral hiatus · presacral space · sacral promontory · sacral canal · ala of sacrum · sacrovertebral angle

Coccyx

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