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?: (A) Manubrium of the sternum, (B) Body of the second thoracic veebra, (C) Body of the fouh thoracic veebra, (D) Spinous process of the third thoracic veebra
Answer is B. 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.