head
Last reviewed 01/2018
The head of a rib:
- medial, terminal section of rib that articulates with the spinal column
- wedge-shaped
- surface in contact with vertebra has 2 articular facets which together contribute to the joints of the rib head
- radiate ligament attached to front of head
- relations:
- anteriorly: radiate ligament, sympathetic trunk
- medially: body of vertebrae, intervertebral disc
- posteriorly: lamina of vertebra