Uberon Taxon note : Thoracic vertebrae in all species are defined as those vertebrae which also carry
a pair of ribs, and lie caudal to the cervical vertebrae. In humans, they are distinguished
by the presence of facets on the sides of the bodies for articulation with the heads
of the ribs, and facets on the transverse processes of all, except the eleventh and
twelfth, for articulation with the tubercles of the ribs;