typical rib

Ribs [3-10] are typical & have: Head: -> wedge shaped & has 2 facets, separated by the crest of the head Neck: Tubercle: -> smooth articular part for articulating with the corresponding transverse process of vertebra -> rough nonarticular part for attachment of the costotransverse ligament Shaft:

References

Clinically Oriented Anatomy, 4th edition, KL Moore & AF Dalley (eds), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA 1999