spinous process of vertebrae

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• Spinous process — Bone: Spinous process A cervical vertebra. (Spinous process labeled at bottom.) …   Wikipedia

• spinous process of vertebra — processus spinosus vertebrae …   Medical dictionary

• vertebrae — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. spine, spinal column, backbone, chine. Parts of the vertebra include: body, neural arch, vertebral foramen, lamina, transverse process, spinous process, zygapophysis, pedicle. Types of vertebrae in the human spinal column… …   English dictionary for students

• Vertebrae — Vertebra Ver te*bra, n.; pl. {Vertebr[ae]}. [L. vertebra, fr. vertere to turn, change. See {Verse}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Anat.) One of the serial segments of the spinal column. [1913 Webster] Note: In many fishes the vertebr[ae] are simple… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Process — In anatomy, a process is a projection from a structure. The process of the mandible is the part of the lower jaw that projects forward. In a more general sense, a process is a series of actions or events that are part of a system or of a… …   Medical dictionary

• Thoracic vertebrae — Infobox Bone Name = thoracic vertebrae Latin = vertebrae thoracales GraySubject = 22 GrayPage = 102 Caption = A typical thoracic vertebra Caption2 = Transverse section through the upper margin of the second thoracic vertebra. Origins = Insertions …   Wikipedia

• Cervical vertebrae — Bone: Cervical vertebrae Vertebral column …   Wikipedia

• Lumbar vertebrae — Infobox Bone Name = Lumbar vertebrae Latin = GraySubject = 23 GrayPage = 104 Caption = A typical lumbar vertebra Caption2 = Vertebral column. Precursor = System = Artery = median sacral artery Vein = Nerve = Lymph = MeshName = MeshNumber =… …   Wikipedia

• C1-C7 (cervical vertebrae) — C1 through C7 are the symbols for the cervical (neck) vertebrae, the upper 7 vertebrae in the spinal column (the vertebral column). C1 is called the atlas. It supports the head and is named for the Greek god Atlas who was condemned to support the …   Medical dictionary

• Позвонки Шейные (Cervical Vertebrae) — семь костей, составляющие шейный отдел позвоночника. Первый шейный позвонок атлант (atlas) имеет коль цевидную форму. Средняя часть тела, отделившись от атланта, приросла к телу II позвонка, образовав его зуб. Остатки тела латеральные массы… …   Медицинские термины

• lamina arcus vertebrae — [TA] lamina of vertebral arch: either of the pair of broad plates of bone flaring out from the pedicles of the vertebral arches and fusing together at the midline to complete the dorsal part of the arch and provide a base for the spinous process …   Medical dictionary