T4 (4th Thoracic Vertebra)
Anatomy Terms
- Annulus Fibrosus
- Anterior Longitudinal Ligament
- Anterior Sacroiliac Ligament
- Aorta
- Arachnoid Mater
- C1 (Atlas) - 1st Cervical Vertebra
- C2 (Axis) - 2nd Cervical Vertebra
- C3 (3rd Cervical Vertebra)
- C4 (4th Cervical Vertebra)
- C5 (5th Cervical Vertebra)
- C6 (6th Cervical Vertebra)
- C7 (7th Cervical Vertebra)
- Coccyx
- Dorsal Root of Spinal Nerve
- Dura Mater
- Fat in Epidural Space
- Iliolumbar Ligament
- Inferior Articular Process
- Intertransverse Ligaments
- Intervertebral Discs
- L1 (1st Lumbar Vertebra)
- L2 (2nd Lumbar Vertebra)
- L3 (3rd Lumbar Vertebra)
- L4 (4th Lumbar Vertebra)
- L5 (5th Lumbar Vertebra)
- Nucleus Pulposus
- Pia Mater
- Posterior Sacroiliac Ligament
- Radiate Ligaments
- Sacroiliac Joint
- Sacrospinous Ligament
- Sacrotuberous Ligament
- Sacrum
- Spinal Ganglion
- Spinous Process
- Subarachnoid Space
- Superior Articular Process
- Supraspinous Ligament
- T1 (1st Thoracic Vertebra)
- T10 (10th Thoracic Vertebra)
- T11 (11th Thoracic Vertebra)
- T12 (12th Thoracic Vertebra)
- T2 (2nd Thoracic Vertebra)
- T3 (3rd Thoracic Vertebra)
- T4 (4th Thoracic Vertebra)
- T5 (5th Thoracic Vertebra)
- T6 (6th Thoracic Vertebra)
- T7 (7th Thoracic Vertebra)
- T8 (8th Thoracic Vertebra)
- T9 (9th Thoracic Vertebra)
- Transverse Process
- Ventral Ramus (Intercostal Nerve)
- Ventral Root of Spinal Nerve
- Vertebral Body
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Full T4 (4th Thoracic Vertebra) Description
[Continued from above] . . . surfaces above and below for articulation with the subjacent T5 and superjacent T3 vertebrae, with cartilaginous intervertebral discs in between to cushion and support the joints. Increasingly large pedicles add additional strength and support to the spine, with a slightly smaller and circular vertebral foramen in the center of the vertebral arch protecting the nerves of the spinal cord. The spinous process is long and points downward significantly.