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• True ribs — Anterior surface of sternum and costa cartilages. (True ribs are first seven.) Gray s subject #28 123 The first seven ribs ar …   Wikipedia

• Vertebra prominens — Bone: Vertebra prominens Seventh cervical vertebra Gray s subject #21 101 Vertebra prominens is the proper na …   Wikipedia

• Vertebra — A vertebra (plural: vertebrae ) is an individual irregular bone in the spinal or vertebral column ( aka ischis), a flexuous and flexible column that is a defining characteristic of vertebrate animals.There are normally thirty three (33) vertebrae …   Wikipedia

• Vertebra — A vertebra is one of 33 bony segments that form the spinal column of humans. There are 7 cervical, 12 thoracic, 5 lumbar, 5 sacral (fused into one sacrum bone) and 4 coccygeal (fused into one coccyx bone). * * * One of the segments of the spinal… …   Medical dictionary

• Body of vertebra — Bone: Body of vertebra A typical thoracic vertebra, viewed from above. (Body visible at top center.) …   Wikipedia

• Cervical vertebra 3 — The cervical vertebra 3 (C3) is a vertebra of the spinal column. The cervical spinal nerve 3 (C3) passes out above it. References v …   Wikipedia

• Cervical vertebra 4 — The cervical vertebra 4 (C4) is a vertebra of the spinal column. The cervical spinal nerve 4 (C4) passes out above it. It is also the level at which the common carotid artery bifurcates. References …   Wikipedia

• Cervical vertebra 5 — The cervical vertebra 5 (C5) is a vertebra of the spinal column. The cervical spinal nerve 5 (C5) passes out above it. C5 and C6 are the areas that see the highest amount of cervical spine trauma. References …   Wikipedia

• Cervical vertebra 6 — The cervical vertebra 6 (C6) is a vertebra of the spinal column. The cervical spinal nerve 6 (C6) passes out above it. The first cricoid ring is directly opposite C6. C6 is the vertebral level that the oesophagus becomes continuous with the… …   Wikipedia

• opisthure — 1) the tip of the vertebral column which protrudes beyond the caudal fin, e.g. in larval Elasmobranchii 2) urostyle (1) the small upturned posterior tip of the vertebral column, generally formed of a slender, pointed rod of cartilage, or fused… …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• urostyle — 1) the small upturned posterior tip of the vertebral column, generally formed of a slender, pointed rod of cartilage, or fused vertebrae and associated elements (in homocercal caudal fins of Teleostomi) 2) the fan like series of bones… …   Dictionary of ichthyology