Spinous process
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| A cervical vertebra. (Spinous process labeled at bottom.) | |
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| Side view of a typical cervical vertebra. (Spinous process labeled at right.) | |
| Latin | processus spinosus vertebrae |
| Gray's | subject #20 97 |
The spinous process of a vertebra is directed backward and downward from the junction of the laminae, and serves for the attachment of muscles and ligaments.
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[edit] External links
- SUNY Figs 02:01-01 - "Superior and lateral views of typical vertebrae."
- Atlas of anatomy at UMich back_bone19
- Diagram at uwlax.edu
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general structures: body of vertebra, vertebral arch (pedicle, lamina, vertebral notch), foramina (vertebral, intervertebral), processes (transverse, articular, spinous) cervical vertebrae: C1 (anterior arch, posterior arch, lateral mass), C2 (dens), C7, posterior tubercle, foramen transversarium thoracic vertebrae: costal facets (superior, inferior, transverse) lumbar vertebrae: accessory process, mammillary process sacrum/coccyx: pelvic surface (anterior sacral foramina, dorsal surface (posterior sacral foramina, median sacral crest, medial sacral crest, lateral sacral crest), lateral surface, base, sacral hiatus |
