Zygapophyseal joint
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| Zygapophyseal joint | |
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| A thoracic vertebra. (Superior labeled at top; inferior labeled at bottom.) | |
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| Median sagittal section of two lumbar vertebræ and their ligaments. | |
| Latin | articulationes zygapophysiales |
| MeSH | zygapophyseal+joint |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | a_64/12161688 |
A zygapophyseal joint (or facet joint) is a vertebral joint between the superior articular process of one vertebra and the inferior articular process of the one adjacent.
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[edit] External links
- Atlas of anatomy at UMich back_bone28 - "Lumbar Vertebral Column, Posterolateral View"
- Diagram at spineuniverse.com
- Diagram at necksurgery.com
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