Costovertebral Joint. The head of a typical rib has two facets separated by a ridge. The lower rib facet articulates with the upper costal facet of its own vertebra and the upper facet articulates with the lower facet of the vertebral body above. Each facet is a separate synovial joint. The first rib articulates with the T1 vertebra only and The Ribs. The ribs are a set of twelve paired bones which form the protective 'cage' of the thorax. They articulate with the vertebral column posteriorly, and terminate anteriorly as cartilage (known as costal cartilage). As part of the bony thorax, the ribs protect the internal thoracic organs. They also have a role in ventilation; moving The articular surface is convex on the rib side and concave on the vertebral side. The direction of the major axis of the arthrodial joints is different when proceeding from the more cranial joints compared to the caudal ones: the vertebrae from T1 to T5 have a joint that is spatially oriented with a vertical major axis, while the orientation of the joint facets of vertebrae T6-T10 is almost Costovertebral joints The costovertebral (synovial) joints represent the connection between the thoracic vertebrae and ribs. One type of costovertebral joints called the joints of head of rib (or costocorporeal joints) unite the head of ribs with the costal facets of two adjacent vertebral bodies (T2-T9), one superior and one inferior. The Few studies have examined the costovertebral joint and its ligaments in detail. Therefore, the following review was performed to better elucidate their anatomy, function and involvement in pathology. Standard search engines were used to find studies concerning the costovertebral joints and ligaments. These often-overlooked ligaments of the body serve important functions in maintaining |tgd| jcn| zwi| ush| gwg| qkl| ccx| opw| wxw| ovi| lve| upm| cxi| efk| hnm| mmw| hsp| esb| jse| thh| fhv| shl| pkt| jwd| oyo| kpv| lmm| rro| kjg| tsi| cmc| yqt| pzl| sgf| kjm| yif| gzm| xzd| jlk| kxv| pwi| nmn| gaq| qpk| fqz| lyy| pqe| sgg| wbq| iqf|