THORACIC VERTEBRA-T1

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SUMMARY

1. Atypical vertebra

2. This is broad and not heart shaped

3. There is a single large costal facet for the first rib and a smaller demifacet for the second rib

4. The body is part of the intervertebral foramina above and below
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Image: Case courtesy of Craig Hacking, Radiopaedia.org. From the case rID: 82887


Reference(s)

R.M.H McMinn (1998). Last’s anatomy: regional and applied. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone. Get it on Amazon.
Drake, Richard L., et al. Gray's Anatomy for Students. Elsevier, 2023. Get it on Amazon.