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Bassett Collection of Stereoscopic Images of Human Anatomy

Osteology

Articulated lumbar vertebrae, left anterolateral view

Image #207-4

KEYWORDS: Bones joints cartilage, Lumbar region, Vertebral column.

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Osteology
Articulated lumbar vertebrae, left anterolateral view
  1. Body of vertebra
  2. Space occupied in life by intervertebral disc
  3. Pedicle (arch of vertebra)
  4. Inferior vertebral incisure
  5. Superior vertebral incisure (together 4 and 5 make up the intervertebral foramen)
  6. Spinous process (in background)
  7. Mamillary process
  8. Transverse process
  9. Accessory process
  10. Superior articular process
  11. Inferior articular process (pointer on articular surface)