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crest of head of rib

The ridge that separates the two facets found on typical ribs. - one facet for articulation with the numerically corresponding vertebra - second facet for the vertebra superior to it

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References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.
  2. Clinically Oriented Anatomy, 4th edition, KL Moore & AF Dalley (eds), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA 1999.