connects connects skeletal joint joint of rib synovial joint head of rib costovertebral joint joint of head of rib costal head joint costovertebral synovial joint Wikipedia:Costovertebral_joint NCIT:C32394 UBERON:0002292 joint of costal head EMAPA:19020 costocorporeal joint The costovertebral joints are the articulations that connect the heads of the ribs with the bodies of the thoracic vertebrae. Joining of ribs to the vertebrae occurs at two places, the head and the tubercle of the rib. Two convex facets from the head attach to two adjacent vertebrae. This forms a trochoid joint, which is strengthened by the ligament of the head and the intercapital ligament. Articulation of the tubercle is to the transverse process of the adjacent vertebrae. This articulation is reinforced by the dorsal costotransverse ligament. [WP,unvetted]. MA:0001510 FMA:10382 SCTID:263315000 thoracic vertebra