Bones of the Trunk. 



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65. The Tenth, Eleventh and Twelfth Dorsal 

 Vertebrae, side view. 



The tenth dorsal vertebra has on the side of its body, at 

 the upper border, an incomplete articular facet, which is completed by 

 the inferior articular facet of the body of the ninth dorsal vertebra. 

 The body of the eleventh and twelfth dorsal vertebrae has 

 complete articular facets for the heads of the eleventh and twelfth ribs. 

 From the ninth to the twelfth dorsal vertebrae the transverse processes 

 are very short and tubercular at their extremities. The articular facets 

 of the transverse processes, which are covered with cartilage, are either 

 only slightly indicated or entirely wanting at the eleventh and twelfth 

 dorsal vertebrae. The Fovea articularis of the eleventh and twelfth dorsal 

 vertebrae sometimes resembles an uneven protuberance. 



