A 43-year-old house painter fell from a ladder and fractured his left third rib and structures with which it aiculated. Which of the following structures would most likely be damaged?
The third rib aiculates with the body of the sternum, bodies of the second and third thoracic veebrae, and transverse process of the third thoracic veebra.
Manubrium of the sternum
Body of the second thoracic veebra
Body of the fouh thoracic veebra
Spinous process of the third thoracic veebra
CVS Embryology