ANATOMY

T 7 -T 8 level. The thoracic vertebral bodies are approximately as wide as they are long, and very high. They are heart shaped, and are concave anteriorly. The typical thoracic vertebrae are located from T 2- T 9. T 1 and T12 are a- typical. The superior aspect of the vertebral body of T 1 is concave in the transverse plane. ................
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