Inferior costal facet

Inferior costal facet

Infobox Bone
Name = Inferior costal facet
Latin = fovea costalis inferior
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Caption = A thoracic vertebra.


Caption2 = Peculiar thoracic vertebræ.
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The inferior costal facet (or inferior costal fovea) is a site where a rib forms a joint with the bottom of a vertebra.

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