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