Which of the following is not true of a thoracic vertebra?
A. The body has facets as points of articulation for ribs.
B. It usually has a facet at the end of each transverse process for attachment of a rib.
C. The body is more massive than those of cervical vertebrae but less than those of lumbar vertebrae.
D. The spinous process is pointed and angled sharply downward.
E. It has a pair of transverse foramina.
E. It has a pair of transverse foramina.
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