No, the thoracic vertebrae are superior to the lumbar vertebrae. The lumbar vertebrae are located lower down in the spine, below the thoracic vertebrae.
Chimpanzees have 13 thoracic vertebrae, the same number as humans.
The ribs articulate with the thoracic vertebrae. The thoracic vertebrae also articulate with each other.
Thoracic vertebrae are attached to a pair of ribs
Vertebrae are divided into sections: the atlas and axis account for the first cervical vertebrae, of which there are 7 in total; there are 12 thoracic vertebrae, 7 lumbar vertebrae, 1 sacrum (5 separate vertebrae in a baby), and 1 coccyx (4 separate vertebrae in a baby).
The body or centrum of the thoracic vertebrae are heart shaped. There are twelve thoracic vertebrae in humans and they are located in the chest.
The thoracic vertebrae are located in the chest region of the spine. There are 12 thoracic vertebrae, numbered T1 to T12, and they articulate with the ribs to form the thoracic cage.
12 vertebrae have ribs attatched
The thoracic vertebrae, of which there are 12.
The thoracic vertebrae are found in the chest region of the body. Humans have twelve thoracic vertebrae which are located between the cervical and lumbar vertebrae.
All ribs are attached in the back to the thoracic vertebrae.
The ribs articulate with the thoracic vertebrae.