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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 |
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