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The '''articular processes''' ('''zygapophyses''') of a [[vertebra]], two superior and two inferior, spring from the junctions of the [[Pedicle of vertebral arch|pedicles]] and [[Lamina of the vertebral arch|laminæ]]. | The '''articular processes''' ('''zygapophyses''') of a [[vertebra]], two superior and two inferior, spring from the junctions of the [[Pedicle of vertebral arch|pedicles]] and [[Lamina of the vertebral arch|laminæ]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:30, 8 August 2012
Overview
The articular processes (zygapophyses) of a vertebra, two superior and two inferior, spring from the junctions of the pedicles and laminæ.
- The superior processes project upward from a lower vertebra, and their articular surfaces are directed more or less backward.
- The inferior processes project downward from a higher vertebra, and their articular surfaces are directed more or less forward and outward.
The articular surfaces are coated with hyaline cartilage.
See also
Additional images
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Cervical vertebra -
Median sagittal section of two lumbar vertebræ and their ligaments.
External links
- Template:BiowebUW
- Template:UMichAtlas - "Lumbar Vertebral Column, Posterolateral View"
- Template:SUNYAnatomyFigs - "Superior and lateral views of typical vertebrae."
- Template:EMedicineDictionary
- Template:WaynesburgAnatomicModel
- Template:WaynesburgAnatomicModel
Template:Gray's Template:Spine
it:processo articolare hu:Processus articularis inferior vertebrae