Costovertebral joints

Costovertebral joints
Costovertebral joints, seen from front, intra-articular ligament labeled at lower left.
Costotransverse joint, seen from above
Details
Identifiers
Latin	articulationes costovertebrales
TA98	A03.3.04.001
TA2	1720
FMA	71375
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

The costovertebral joints are the joints that connect the ribs to the vertebral column.

The articulation of the head of rib connects the head of the rib and the bodies of vertebrae.
The costotransverse joint connects the rib with the transverse processes of vertebrae.

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 299 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

Joints and ligaments of torso

Vertebral

Syndesmosis

Of vertebral bodies	anterior longitudinal ligament posterior longitudinal ligament
Of vertebral arches	ligamenta flava supraspinous ligament nuchal ligament interspinous ligament intertransverse ligament

Atlanto-axial	Medial: Cruciate ligament of atlas (Transverse ligament of atlas) Alar ligament Apical ligament of dens Tectorial membrane of atlanto-axial joint Lateral: no ligaments anterior atlantoaxial ligament posterior atlantoaxial ligament
Zygapophysial	no ligaments
Lumbosacral	iliolumbar ligament
Sacrococcygeal	anterior sacrococcygeal ligament posterior sacrococcygeal ligament

Costovertebral

Head of rib	Radiate ligament Intra-articular ligament
Costotransverse	Costotransverse ligament Lumbocostal ligament

Syndesmoses of pelvic girdle	Obturator membrane Obturator canal
Pubic symphysis	superior pubic ligament inferior pubic ligament
Sacroiliac	anterior sacroiliac ligament posterior sacroiliac ligament interosseous sacroiliac ligament ligaments connecting the sacrum and ischium: sacrotuberous ligament sacrospinous ligament