Lesson
The Vertebral Column Bones - continued
Parts of a typical vertebra (except C1 and C2)
– BODY large and weight-bearing (anterior)
-VERTEBRAL ARCH (posterior) made up of several bony processes
(which together surround the spinal cord):
-PEDICLES (two)
-LAMINAE (two)
-TRANSVERSE PROCESSES (two)
SPINOUS PROCESS
-ARTICULAR PROCESSES
(one superior, one inferior)
-ZYGAPOPHYSEAL/FACET JOINTS
(made up of superior articular facet of upper vertebra and inferior facet of lower one)