Difference between thoracic vertebra and typical cervical vertebra is
A. Has a triangular body
B. Has a foramen transversarium
C. Superior articular facet directed backwards and upwards
D. Has a large vertebral body
A. Has a triangular body
B. Has a foramen transversarium
C. Superior articular facet directed backwards and upwards
D. Has a large vertebral body
Answer B. Has a
foramen transversarium
Cervical vertebra is square shaped with concave superior
surface and convex inferior surface. Each transverse process is trough shaped
and perforated by a round foramen transversarium. Spinous process is bifid and
short; vertebral foramen is triangular shaped. Thoracic vertebra is heart shaped and vertebral foramen is
circular having superior and inferior costal facets for articulation with the
rib.
