Crest of head of rib

Crista capitis costae

  • Related terms: Crest of the head of the rib

Definition

Horizontal crest that divides into two faces the articulation of the head; here is attached the interarticular ligament.

This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).

Comparative anatomy in animals

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