Illustrated Encyclopedia of Human Anatomic Variation: Opus V: Skeletal Systems
Ronald A. Bergman, PhD
Adel K. Afifi, MD, MS
Ryosuke Miyauchi, MD
Peer Review Status: Internally Peer Reviewed
Sixth and seventh cervical vertebrae.
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l |
first dorsal vertebra |
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a,a |
right cervical rib |
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b,b |
left cervical rib |
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c,c |
first pair of thoracic ribs |
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d,d |
right |
these muscles are represented with pieces cut out to show the neck of the supernumerary and 1st thoracic ribs, and the 7th and 8th cervical and 1st dorsal nerves |
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e.e. |
left scalenus anticus |
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f f |
longus colli |
divided to show the heads ofthe supernumerary and 1st thoracic ribs with their stellate ligaments |
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g |
vertebral artery |
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h h |
right and left middle scalene muscles |
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i |
inter-transverse muscle |
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k,k |
right and left sublavian arteries |
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l |
lower cord of brachial plexus |
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From a careful drawing of the specimen by Turner's pupil, Mr. Millen Coughtrey.
From Turner, W. Supernumerary cervical ribs. J. Anat. Physiol. 4:130-139, 1870.
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