THORACIC VERTEBRA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does thoracic vertebra mean? 

• THORACIC VERTEBRA (noun)
  The noun THORACIC VERTEBRA has 1 sense:

1. one of 12 vertebrae in the human vertebral column; thoracic vertebrae extend from the seventh cervical vertebra down to the first lumbar vertebra

  Familiarity information: THORACIC VERTEBRA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• THORACIC VERTEBRA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

One of 12 vertebrae in the human vertebral column; thoracic vertebrae extend from the seventh cervical vertebra down to the first lumbar vertebra

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

dorsal vertebra; thoracic vertebra

Hypernyms ("thoracic vertebra" is a kind of...):

vertebra (one of the bony segments of the spinal column)

Holonyms ("thoracic vertebra" is a part of...):

back; dorsum (the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine)

 Context examples 

One of the five bones situated between the thoracic vertebrae and the sacrum in the lower part of the spine.

(Lumbar Vertebra, NCI Thesaurus)

A spinal curve that originates at the middle of the second thoracic vertebra and terminates at the middle of the last thoracic vertebra.

(Dorsal Curve, NCI Thesaurus)

A muscle originating for the transverse processes of the upper thoracic vertebrae which inserts into the transverse process of the upper and middle cervical vertebrae acting to extend the cervical spine.

(Longissimus Cervicis, NCI Thesaurus)

A muscle extending along the anterior spine between the atlas and the third thoracic vertebrae with three portions; superior oblique, vertical oblique and inferior oblique.

(Longus Colli, NCI Thesaurus)

In large and small animals, it is placed over the dorsal spinous process of the 7th thoracic vertebra.

(Lead Site V3, NCI Thesaurus)

The synovial joints that attach the heads of the ribs to the bodies of the thoracic vertebrae.

(Costovertebral Joint, NCI Thesaurus)

A unipolar chest lead at which the electrode is placed over the dorsal spinous process of 7th thoracic vertebra.

(Lead Site V10, NCI Thesaurus)

A muscle originating from the transverse processes of the lower thoracic vertebrae which inserts into the ribs between the angles and tubercles as well as the transverse and accessory processes of the upper lumbar vertebrae acting to extend the spine.

(Longissimus Thoracis, NCI Thesaurus)

A muscle originating from the transverse processes of the upper thoracic vertebrae and the articular processes of the lower cervical vertebrae which inserts into the mastoid process acting to keep the head upright and to move it backward or to one side.

(Longissimus Capitis, NCI Thesaurus)