Thoracic Anatomy
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Introduction[edit | edit source]
This guide gives a general overview of the anatomy of the thoracic spine.
Important Structures
The important parts of the thoracic spine include
- bones
- joints
- motion
- nerves
- connective tissues
- muscles
- spinal segment[1]
Bones[edit | edit source]
The human spine is made up of 24 spinal bones, called vertebrae. Vertebrae are stacked on top of one another to create the spinal column. The spinal column is the body’s main upright support.
- The middle 12 Thoracic vertebrae make up the thoracic spine.
- Vertebral prominens - the long prominent spinous process found at T1
- Costal facets: articulation between ribs and vertebral segments; present on all vertebral bodies and transverse processes from T1 to T9; articulation with ribs leads to increased rigidity of thoracic spine (most rigid in axial skeleton)
- Vertebral body size: increases progressively from T1 to T12
- Spinal canal dimensions: varies from T1 to T12[2]
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ eOrthopod Thoracic spine anatomy Available from:https://eorthopod.com/thoracic-spine-anatomy/ (last accessed 12.4.2020)
- ↑ Othrobullets Thoracic spine Anatomy Available from:https://www.orthobullets.com/spine/2070/thoracic-spine-anatomy (last accessed 12.4.2020)
