Joints and ligaments of thoracic vertebrae, ribs, and lumbar vertebrae

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Ribcage and thoracic vertebrae

Lumbar vertebrae

Lumbar L3 labeled

Answer key anterior thorax: 1. xiphoid process, 2. body, 3. sternal end of rib, 4. costal cartilage, 5. manubrium, 6. true ribs (ribs 1-7), 7. false ribs (ribs 8-12), 8. floating ribs (ribs 11-12)

Answer key posterior thorax: 1. true ribs (ribs 1-7), 2. false ribs (ribs 8-12), 3. floating ribs (ribs 11-12)

Answer key anterior left 5th rib: 1. head, 2. neck, 3. tubercle, 4. angle, 5. costal groove, 6. sternal end

Answer key anterior L3: 1. superior articular facet, 2. transverse process, 3. body, 4. inferior articular facet

Answer key lateral L3: 1. spinous process, 2. lamina, 3. superior articular process, 4. transverse process, 5. pedicle, 6. body, 7. inferior vertebral notch, 8. inferior articular facet

Answer key posterior L3: 1. transverse process, 2. vertebral foramen, 3. superior vertebral facet, 4. body, 5. lamina, 6. spinous process, 7. inferior articular process