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thoracic spine
12 thoracic vertebrae. Nerve roots T1-T12 innervate the trunk (thorax & abdominal walls.)
Distinctive features:
-> costal facet
-> spinous process are long & slender
General
anatomic structure
References
Clinically Oriented Anatomy, 4th edition, KL Moore &
AF Dalley (eds), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia,
PA 1999.
Component-of
vertebral column
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