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| Muscles of the back are defined as |
Superficial, Intrinsic, Deep |
| ________ is posterior to thee vertebral body |
vertebral arch |
| short, stout processes that join the vertebral arch to the vertebral body |
pedicles |
| a ring consisting of concentric lamellae of fibrocartilage forming the circumference of the IV disc |
anulus fibrosus |
| nucleus pulposus |
the central cor of the iv disc - is more cartilaginous than fibrous & is normally high elastic in young people |
| heart shaped; has one or two facets for articulation with head of a rib |
body |
| cercular & smaller than in cervical & lumbar regions |
vertebral foramen |
| articular processes |
superior facets directed posteriorly & slightly laterally; inferior facets directed anteriorly & slightly medially |
| long & slopes posteroinferiorly;extends to level of vertebral body below |
spinous processes |
| joints of the vertebral arches |
zygapophysial joints |
Buen Viaje lv.2 ch 8
