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the head. The lateral surface is triangular, wide at the cephalic end 

 and pointed at the caudal end. It is irregular, and rough for mus- 



FIG. 47. 



Neural Spine. 



Caudal Articular Process. 



Lamina. 



Transverse Process. 



Pedicle. 

 Half-facet for Head of Rib. 



Body. 

 A THORACIC VERTEBRA, POSTERIOR OR CAUDAL ASPECT. 



cular attachment, and faces in a lateral, cephalic, and dorsal direction. 

 The ventral surface (Fig. 45) consists of a lateral and a medial 



FIG. 48. 



Neural Spine. 



Transverse Procr?*. 



Facet for Tubercle of Rib. 

 Cephalic Half -facet for Head of Rib. 



Neural Arch. 



Caudal Inter vertebral Notch. 



iMinlal Half-facet for Head of Rib. 



Bodij. 

 THORACIC VERTEBRA, SIDE VIEW. 



part. Of these parts the medial is the larger, and is depressed and 



