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Lumbar vertibrae
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What does the body of a Lumbar vertibrae look like? | Large and kidney shaped |
| What is special about the transverse process of a lumbar vertibrae? | Has an accessory process on it, just lateral to the lamina on the posterior side of the TP |
| What directions does the superior articular process face? | Posterior and medial |
| What is unique about the superior articular facet of the lumbar spine? | Has a mamillary process, protrudes posteriorly off the superior articular facet. |
| Where is the Pars interarticularis? | Located between the superior and inferior articular processes of the lumbar vertibrae, the lateral side. |
| What often occurs at the Pars interarticularis? | Spodylolysis, fracture. The collar of the Scotty dog |