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KEYWORDS: Lumbar region, Vertebral column.

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Dissection of anterior aspect of vertebral column

Lumbar region.

The specimen shown in the preceding view has been turned to expose the left lateral aspect of the vertebral column.

1 .	Hemiazygos vein
2 .	Rami communicantes
3 .	Right crus of diaphragm
4 .	Lumbar artery and vein III
5 .	Sympathetic trunk
6 .	Body of vertebra L. IV (pointer on anterior longitudinal ligament)
7 .	Lumbar nerve IV (emerging through intervertebral foramen)
8 .	Intervertebral disc L. IV - V
9 .	Left common iliac vein (cut off)
10 .	Obturator nerve
11 .	Psoas major muscle (cut off)
12 .	Quadratus lumborum muscle (cut off)
13 .	Upper pointer: Iliohypogastric nerve Lower pointer: Ilioinguinal nerve
14 .	Transverse process of vertebra L. II
15 .	Lumbar nerve II
16 .	Ascending lumbar vein
17 .	Intervertebral joint capsule
18 .	Lumbar nerve III
19 .	Mamillary process vertebra L. IV
20 .	Upper pointer: Accessory process vertebra L. IV Lower pointer: Intertransverse ligament
21 .	Spinous process vertebra L. IV
22 .	Interspinous ligament
23 .	Supraspinous ligament
24 .	Interosseous sacroiliac ligament
25 .	Femoral nerve
26 .	Lumbosacral trunk