Crest of head of rib

Crista capitis costae

  • Related terms: Crest of the head of the rib

Definition

Antoine Micheau

The crest of head of rib is an horizontal crest that divides into two faces the articular facet of the head; here is attached the interarticular ligament.

References

This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).

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