Bassett Collection Large Image - Lane Medical Library, Stanford University Medical Center

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Osteology

Representative thoracic and lumbar vertebrae, left anterolateral view

1 .	Superior articular process
2 .	Inferior articular process (pointer on articular surface)
3 .	Body of vertebra
4 .	Superior costal facet
5 .	Pedicle (arch of vertebra)
6 .	Transverse costal facet
7 .	Transverse process
8 .	Spinous process
9 .	Superior vertebral incisure
10 .	Inferior vertebral incisure