Figure spinous process

Illustration of the spinous process: A - spine from behind, B - spine from the left
  1. Spinous process -
    (mostly in cervical vertebrae
    divided into two) -
    Spinous process
  2. Intervertebral disc -
    Intervertebral disc
  3. Vertebral bodies -
    Corpus vertebrae
  4. Inter-spinous ligament -
    Interspinous ligament
  5. Extra-spinous ligament -
    Supraspinal ligament
  6. 7. cervical vertebrae -
    Vertebra prominent
  7. 3. Thoracic vertebrae -
    Vertebra thoracica III
  8. 7. Thoracic vertebrae -
    Vertebra thoracica VII
  9. 12. Thoracic vertebrae -
    Vertebra thoracica XII
  10. 4.Lumbar vertebrae -
    Vertebra lumbalis IV
  11. 2. Sacral vertebrae -
    Vertebra sacrale II

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