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Vertebra and articular surfaces: superior view. Vertebrae have different articular surfaces, they articulate via the intervertebral disc in between the vertebral bodies (corpus vertebrae) and via the facet joints. The angle of the facet joints determine the direction and extent of movement. English labels.
This image by the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland (RCSI) is retrieved from Health Education Assets Library (HEAL) of the University of Utah.
This image by the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland (RCSI) is retrieved from Health Education Assets Library (HEAL) of the University of Utah.
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Netherlands, Leiden – Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden University
Vertebra
Pediculus arcus vertebrae
Articulationes zygapophysiales
Lamina arcus vertebrae
Processus spinosus vertebrae
Corpus vertebrae
Discus intervertebralis
Corpus vertebrae
Foramen intervertebrale
Symphysis intervertebralis
Creator(s)/credit: Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland
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