thoracic vertebrae
Rib-attached spinal segments
Thoracic vertebrae are the twelve bones of the spine between the neck and lower back, each attached to a pair of ribs.
They form the middle section of the vertebral column, providing structural support for the rib cage and protecting organs in the chest cavity.
The singular is thoracic vertebra.
Segmented skeletal axis
- transverse processBony vertebral side projection
- laminaThin flat layer
- pedicleNarrow tissue stalk
- foramenAnatomical bone opening
facet joint · endplate · spinal cord · marrow · articulation
Hunched back condition
Organ protruding abnormally
- compression fractureBone collapses from pressure
- scoliosisLateral vertebral deviation
- osteoporosisDisease weakening skeletal structure
- spinal fusionVertebrae surgically joined permanently
laminectomy · myelopathy · Pott's disease · discectomy · spinal stenosis · degenerative disc disease · paraplegia
Thoracic bone set
- sternumFlat chest bone
- intercostal spaceRegion between ribs
- chest wallRibcage and surrounding tissue
- floating ribsRibs unattached to sternum
spinal column
Segmented skeletal axis
- transverse processBony vertebral side projection
- laminaThin flat layer
- pedicleNarrow tissue stalk
foramen · facet joint · endplate · spinal cord · marrow · articulation
kyphosis
Hunched back condition
hunchback · upright · erect · dowager's hump · seated posture
herniation
Organ protruding abnormally
- compression fractureBone collapses from pressure
- scoliosisLateral vertebral deviation
- osteoporosisDisease weakening skeletal structure
spinal fusion · laminectomy · myelopathy · Pott's disease · discectomy · spinal stenosis · degenerative disc disease · paraplegia
ribs
Thoracic bone set
- sternumFlat chest bone
- intercostal spaceRegion between ribs
- chest wallRibcage and surrounding tissue
- skeletonskull, pelvis, ribs, sternum, clavicle
- back anatomybackbone, back, spinal column, spine, spinal cord
- hard tissuesbone, skeleton, skull, teeth, enamel
- spinespinal cord, spinal column, backbone, sacrum, cervical spine
- thoraxchest, ribcage, chest cavity, chest wall, sternum
- Dozensdozen, twelfth, twelfths, twelvefold, duodecimal
thoracic vertebraecervical vertebrae
Upper spinal column segments
lumbar vertebrae · sacrum · coccyx · atlas · tailbone
thorax, invertebrate, vertebrate, vertebrae, vertebra, thoracic, vertebral, intervertebral, lumbar vertebrae