Thoracic vertebrae vs. Lumbar vertebrae - Human Anatomy | Kenhub

The thoracic spine is made up by a collection of 12 vertebrae located in the middle section of the vertebral column, specifically inferior to the cervical vertebrae and superior to the lumbar vertebrae. These vertebrae span the large majority of the chest cavity area. The ribs articulate with the thoracic vertebrae.

Below the thoracic vertebrae, inferior to the rib cage and superior to the pelvis, you can find the lumbar vertebrae. They are the lowest group of vertebrae found in the vertebral column and are 5 in total. We commonly refer to these vertebrae as L1-L5. The lumbar vertebrae are the largest vertebrae in the spine of the Human body, because they bear the weight of the upper body. The lumbar vertebrae do not have transverse foramina within their transverse processes. Facets on the sides of the bodies of these vertebrae are also absent.

On this video tutorial, we will compare the thoracic and lumbar spines. We will cover the following points:

0:18 overview of the anatomy of thoracic and lumbar spines;
3:27 bony structures found on the thoracic and lumbar vertebrae;
18:50 introduction to the intervertebral discs;
20:56 ligaments and joints found in the thoracic and lumbar spines: zygapophyseal joints, intertransverse ligaments, ligamentum flavum, interspinous ligaments, anterior longitudinal ligament, posterior longitudinal ligament and supraspinous ligament.

Read more on the anatomy of the thoracic spine on this article which also includes a relevant clinical section about herniated discs:

[KillerTacos]

These videos are so insanely valuable. Thank you! Also I really enjoyed listening to the narrator/speaker in this video. Great sense of humour!

[fhb]

4:56 THANK YOU!!! Been searching for ages to find a video that clearly states this lol

6:45 these notches are the other way around! so the bottom blue line is the superior notch of the inferior vertebra, and the top blue line is the inferior notch of the superior vertebra :)

[aylex]

I think this could be restored if is treated consciously. Dr's don't like to deal with this they are lazy with this essential part of the body the same thing happens with the human brain. This is a really good video. This is too complex when you are studying this un Anatomy. So fascinating, well explained.

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[skyhigh]

Excellent description.😌Watching it I am fond of learning anatomy.Making it very easy. First read it from book or slide and then it will make it clear.

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[halizadeh]

thank you for this amazing explanation

[lauraguzman]

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[jhansibharti]

I think u have wrongly told about nucleus pulposus and annulus fibroses which are central and circumferential structure respectively but u have told it the other way

[iqra]

Thnx for the full video.. irritated with your previews

[CorinneGates-gf]

The video is great but her different vocal tones are so annoying and do not help understand the names of the structures. I wish she had a more monotonous tone.