Landmark · Skeletal system
Superior articular facet of vertebra
Facies articularis superior 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 superior vertebrae
- English
- Superior articular facet of vertebra
- French
- Surface articulaire supérieure
- Spanish
- Cara articular superior de la vértebra
- Portuguese
- Faceta articular superior da vértebra