Articulation of head of rib

Articulation of head of rib
The articulation of head of rib seen from the front
Human thoracic vertebra. Notice the articulations for the ribs
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Latin	Articulatio capitis costae
*Anatomical terminology* [edit on Wikidata]

The articulations of the heads of the ribs (or costocentral articulations) constitute a series of gliding or arthrodial joints, and are formed by the articulation of the heads of the typical ribs with the facets on the contiguous margins of the bodies of the thoracic vertebrae and with the intervertebral fibrocartilages between them; the first, eleventh and twelfth ribs each articulate with a single vertebra.

The ligaments of the joints are:

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This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

Of vertebral bodies	anterior longitudinal ligament posterior longitudinal ligament

Of vertebral arches	ligamenta flava supraspinous ligament nuchal ligament interspinous ligament intertransverse ligament

Atlanto-axial	Medial: Cruciate ligament of atlas (Transverse ligament of atlas) Alar ligament Apical ligament of dens Tectorial membrane of atlanto-axial joint Lateral: no ligaments anterior atlantoaxial ligament posterior atlantoaxial ligament

Zygapophysial	no ligaments

Lumbosacral	iliolumbar ligament

Sacrococcygeal	anterior sacrococcygeal ligament posterior sacrococcygeal ligament

Head of rib	Radiate ligament Intra-articular ligament

Costotransverse	Costotransverse ligament Lumbocostal ligament

Syndesmoses of pelvic girdle	Obturator membrane Obturator canal

Pubic symphysis	superior pubic ligament inferior pubic ligament

Sacroiliac	anterior sacroiliac ligament posterior sacroiliac ligament interosseous sacroiliac ligament ligaments connecting the sacrum and ischium: sacrotuberous ligament sacrospinous ligament

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