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Body Atlas, Bone Reference

Bones

Full skeletal reference, surface landmarks, articulations, ossification, fracture patterns, and clinical significance.

14 bones

14 bones in Chest Clear ×

Bone Clavicle (Full) clavicula Chest The clavicle is the strut connecting the upper limb to the axial skeleton, transmitting upper limb… Bone First Rib costa prima Chest The first rib is the shortest, flattest, and most curved rib, articulating only with T1 (unlike… Bone Manubrium Sterni manubrium sterni Chest The manubrium is the superior and widest segment of the sternum, forming the jugular notch at… Bone Rib 1 costa prima Chest The first rib is the broadest and shortest of all ribs, with a flat superior surface… Bone Rib Cartilages cartilagines costales Chest The costal cartilages connect the rib ends to the sternum (ribs 1 through 7) or to… Bone Ribs 11–12 (Floating Ribs) costae fluctuantes Chest The eleventh and twelfth ribs are floating ribs with no anterior cartilaginous connection — they articulate… Bone Ribs 2–7 (True Ribs) costae verae Chest Ribs 2 through 7 are true ribs that connect to the sternum directly via their own… Bone Ribs 8–10 (False Ribs) costae spuriae Chest Ribs 8 through 10 are false ribs whose costal cartilages do not connect directly to the… Bone Second to Twelfth Ribs costae II-XII Chest Ribs 2-12 form the lateral thoracic cage, each with a head (two articular facets for adjacent… Bone Sternum sternum Chest The sternum is a flat, dagger-shaped bone forming the anterior midline of the thorax, consisting of… Bone Sternum (Full) sternum Chest The sternum forms the central anterior thorax, articulating with the clavicles at the SC joints and… Bone T1-T12 Vertebrae (Thoracic) vertebrae thoracicae (T1-T12) Chest The twelve thoracic vertebrae form the posterolateral thoracic cage, each with a heart-shaped body, bilateral facets… Bone Thoracic Vertebral Body corpus vertebrae thoracalis Chest The thoracic vertebral bodies increase in size from T1 to T12 as the load they bear… Bone Xiphoid Process processus xiphoideus Chest The xiphoid process is the inferior tip of the sternum, the smallest and most variable segment…