vet-Anatomy the interactive atlas of veterinary anatomy
vet-Anatomy is an interactive atlas of veterinary anatomy based on medical imaging. vet-Anaotmy has been created on the same framework than the popular award-wining e-Anatomy, but dedicated to animals, under the direction of Dr. Susanne AEB Boroffka, dipl. ECVDI, PhD.
The thoracic vertebrae form the thoracic spine, a slightly dorsoconvex bony rod, characterized by its limited flexibility. The main differences between other vertebrae (cervical and lumbar) are:
Articulations with the ribs that correspond in number
Short bodies with flattened extremities
Short articular processes
Vertebral arches closely fitting (no real interarcual spaces)
Long spinous process
Costal facets on the transverse processes and cranial and caudal costal fovea on the extremities of the vertebral bodies
The number of thoracic vertebrae differ between species. Here are different vertebral formulae:
Dogs: C7 T13 L7 S3 Cd20
Horses: C7 T18 L6 S5 Cd15-21
Bovine: C7 T13 L6 S5 Cd18-20
Ovine: C7 T13 L6-7 S4 Cd16-20
Pigs: C7 T14-15 L6 S4 Cd20-23
Text by Antoine Micheau, MD - Copyright IMAIOS Veterinary Anatomy of Domestic Mammals: Textbook and Colour Atlas, Sixth Edition - Horst Erich König, Hans-Georg Liebich - Schattauer - ISBN-13: 978-3794528332
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