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atlas (C1)
- cervicle vertebrae
- supports the head
axis (C2)
- cervicle vertebrae
- allows the head to rotate
dens
- cervical vertebrae-axis
- rotates head
transverse foramen

vertebral artery, vein and nerves pass
superior demifacet
- thoracic vertebrae
- holds the head of rib with vertebral body
inferior demifacets
- thoracic vertebrae
- holds head of the rib with inferior verteral body
facet for tubercle of rib

supports the rib
sacral canal
- sacrum
- passageway for the spinal cord
auricular surface

articulates with the ilium of the pubic bone
median sacral crest
- sacrum
- muscle attachment sight for sacrum muscles
sacral foramina
- sacrum
- passage of nerves and blood vessels
apex
- sacrum
- attachment site for coccyx
sacral cornua
- sacrum-apex
- articulate with the coccygeal cornua
base
- sacrum
- articulate with the lumbar vertebrae
coccugeal cornua
- coccyx
- articulates with sacral cornua
transverse process
- occcyx
- attachment site for glueteal muscles
manubrium
- sternum
- holds and supports the ribs
body
- sternum
- holds/supports theribs
xiphoid
- sternum
- attachment site for abdominal muscles
head-articular facet
- rib
- articulate with the thorasic demifacets
neck
- rib
- supports the head
tubercle-articular facet
- rib
- articulates with the thorasic vertebrae facet for tubercle of rib
angle
- rib
- proects the posterior side of the lungs
body
- rib
- protects the anterior portion of lungs and heart
costal cartilage
- connects ribs to sternum
- hyaline cartilage
head atypical rib

articulates with the demifacets of the thorasic vertebrae
floating ribs 11, 12

protect the kidney

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spinal bones

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anatomy

Updated

2011-09-20T00:20:50Z

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