Landmark · Skeletal system
Inferior articular facet of vertebra
Facies articularis inferior vertebrae
- System
- Skeletal system
- Regions
- Trunk, Abdomen, Back
- Landmark on
- Vertebra L3
DescriptionUnreviewed
There are superior and inferior articular facet joints on each side of the vertebra, which serve to restrict the range of movement possible.
These facets are joined by a thin portion of the vertebral arch called the pars interarticularis.
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Names
- Latin
- Facies articularis inferior vertebrae
- English
- Inferior articular facet of vertebra
- French
- Surface articulaire inférieure
- Spanish
- Cara articular inferior de la vértebra
- Portuguese
- Faceta articular inferior da vértebra